diff --git a/platform/entanglement/test/capabilities/LocationCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/entanglement/test/capabilities/LocationCapabilitySpec.js
index 497158a67e..938f0d843c 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/test/capabilities/LocationCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/test/capabilities/LocationCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ define(
 
                 beforeEach(function () {
                     domainObject = domainObjectFactory({
+                        id: "testObject",
                         capabilities: {
                             context: {
                                 getParent: function () {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ define(
 
                     locationCapability = new LocationCapability(
                         mockQ,
-                        mockObjectService,
+                        mockInjector,
                         domainObject
                     );
                 });
@@ -101,6 +102,57 @@ define(
                     expect(whenComplete).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 });
 
+                describe("when used to load an original instance", function () {
+                    var objectPromise,
+                        qPromise,
+                        originalObjects,
+                        mockCallback;
+
+                    function resolvePromises() {
+                        if (mockQ.when.calls.length > 0) {
+                            qPromise.resolve(mockQ.when.mostRecentCall.args[0]);
+                        }
+                        if (mockObjectService.getObjects.calls.length > 0) {
+                            objectPromise.resolve(originalObjects);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    beforeEach(function () {
+                        objectPromise = new ControlledPromise();
+                        qPromise = new ControlledPromise();
+                        originalObjects = {
+                            testObject: domainObjectFactory()
+                        };
+
+                        mockInjector.get.andCallFake(function (key) {
+                            return key === 'objectService' && mockObjectService;
+                        });
+                        mockObjectService.getObjects.andReturn(objectPromise);
+                        mockQ.when.andReturn(qPromise);
+
+                        mockCallback = jasmine.createSpy('callback');
+                    });
+
+                    it("provides originals directly", function () {
+                        domainObject.model.location = 'root';
+                        locationCapability.getOriginal().then(mockCallback);
+                        expect(mockCallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                        resolvePromises();
+                        expect(mockCallback)
+                            .toHaveBeenCalledWith(domainObject);
+                    });
+
+                    it("loads from the object service for links", function () {
+                        domainObject.model.location = 'some-other-root';
+                        locationCapability.getOriginal().then(mockCallback);
+                        expect(mockCallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                        resolvePromises();
+                        expect(mockCallback)
+                            .toHaveBeenCalledWith(originalObjects.testObject);
+                    });
+                });
+
+
             });
         });
     }