diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js b/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
index 07fa85741e..b7e10ba9ab 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ define(
                     }
                     return policyService.allow(
                         "composition",
-                        object.getCapability('type'),
-                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type')
+                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type'),
+                        object.getCapability('type')
                     );
                 },
                 /**
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js b/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
index e48f0df623..9e570a9e4e 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ define(
                     }
                     return policyService.allow(
                         "composition",
-                        object.getCapability('type'),
-                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type')
+                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type'),
+                        object.getCapability('type')
                     );
                 },
                 /**
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/services/MoveService.js b/platform/entanglement/src/services/MoveService.js
index ad0bb817e9..206b5916af 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/services/MoveService.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/services/MoveService.js
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ define(
                     }
                     return policyService.allow(
                         "composition",
-                        object.getCapability('type'),
-                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type')
+                        parentCandidate.getCapability('type'),
+                        object.getCapability('type')
                     );
                 },
                 /**
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/test/services/CopyServiceSpec.js b/platform/entanglement/test/services/CopyServiceSpec.js
index cc7780e473..6d7b1d5069 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/test/services/CopyServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/test/services/CopyServiceSpec.js
@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ define(
                         policyService
                     );
                     object = domainObjectFactory({
-                        name: 'object'
+                        name: 'object',
+                        capabilities: {
+                            type: { type: 'object' }
+                        }
                     });
                     parentCandidate = domainObjectFactory({
-                        name: 'parentCandidate'
+                        name: 'parentCandidate',
+                        capabilities: {
+                            type: { type: 'parentCandidate' }
+                        }
                     });
                     validate = function () {
                         return copyService.validate(object, parentCandidate);
@@ -88,6 +94,15 @@ define(
                         parentCandidate.id = 'b';
                     });
 
+                    it("calls policy service with correct args", function () {
+                        validate();
+                        expect(policyService.allow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                            "composition",
+                            parentCandidate.capabilities.type,
+                            object.capabilities.type
+                        );
+                    });
+
                     it("and returns false", function () {
                         policyService.allow.andReturn(false);
                         expect(validate()).toBe(false);
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/test/services/LinkServiceSpec.js b/platform/entanglement/test/services/LinkServiceSpec.js
index fc1983585d..0551256277 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/test/services/LinkServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/test/services/LinkServiceSpec.js
@@ -84,10 +84,23 @@ define(
                 describe("defers to policyService", function () {
                     beforeEach(function () {
                         object.id = 'abc';
+                        object.capabilities.type = { type: 'object' };
                         parentCandidate.id = 'xyz';
+                        parentCandidate.capabilities.type = {
+                            type: 'parentCandidate'
+                        };
                         parentCandidate.model.composition = [];
                     });
 
+                    it("calls policy service with correct args", function () {
+                        validate();
+                        expect(mockPolicyService.allow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                            "composition",
+                            parentCandidate.capabilities.type,
+                            object.capabilities.type
+                        );
+                    });
+
                     it("and returns false", function () {
                         mockPolicyService.allow.andReturn(true);
                         expect(validate()).toBe(true);
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/test/services/MoveServiceSpec.js b/platform/entanglement/test/services/MoveServiceSpec.js
index 6d05aa1bab..d1ffb52bc1 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/test/services/MoveServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/test/services/MoveServiceSpec.js
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ define(
                         name: 'object',
                         id: 'a',
                         capabilities: {
-                            context: objectContextCapability
+                            context: objectContextCapability,
+                            type: { type: 'object' }
                         }
                     });
 
@@ -78,8 +79,11 @@ define(
 
                     parentCandidate = domainObjectFactory({
                         name: 'parentCandidate',
-                        model: {composition: []},
-                        id: 'c'
+                        model: { composition: [] },
+                        id: 'c',
+                        capabilities: {
+                            type: { type: 'parentCandidate' }
+                        }
                     });
 
                     validate = function () {
@@ -112,6 +116,15 @@ define(
 
                 describe("defers to policyService", function () {
 
+                    it("calls policy service with correct args", function () {
+                        validate();
+                        expect(policyService.allow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                            "composition",
+                            parentCandidate.capabilities.type,
+                            object.capabilities.type
+                        );
+                    });
+
                     it("and returns false", function () {
                         policyService.allow.andReturn(false);
                         expect(validate()).toBe(false);