diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/node/Neo4jNodeBacking.aj b/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/node/Neo4jNodeBacking.aj
index 5b64013fd..28bb6102a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/node/Neo4jNodeBacking.aj
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/node/Neo4jNodeBacking.aj
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ public aspect Neo4jNodeBacking extends AbstractTypeAnnotatingMixinFields<GraphEn
 */
     public RelationshipBacked NodeBacked.relateTo(NodeBacked node, Class<? extends RelationshipBacked> relationshipType, String type) {
         Relationship rel = this.getUnderlyingNode().createRelationshipTo(node.getUnderlyingNode(), DynamicRelationshipType.withName(type));
+        return createRelationshipEntity(relationshipType,rel);
+    }
+
+    private static RelationshipBacked createRelationshipEntity(Class<? extends RelationshipBacked> relationshipType, Relationship rel) {
         try {
             final RelationshipBacked relationshipEntity = relationshipType.newInstance();
             relationshipEntity.setUnderlyingRelationship(rel);
@@ -165,6 +169,15 @@ public aspect Neo4jNodeBacking extends AbstractTypeAnnotatingMixinFields<GraphEn
         }
     }
 
+    public RelationshipBacked NodeBacked.getRelationshipTo(NodeBacked node, Class<? extends RelationshipBacked> relationshipType, String type) {
+        Node myNode=this.getUnderlyingNode();
+        Node otherNode=node.getUnderlyingNode();
+        for (Relationship rel : this.getUnderlyingNode().getRelationships(DynamicRelationshipType.withName(type))) {
+            if (rel.getOtherNode(myNode).equals(otherNode)) return createRelationshipEntity(relationshipType,rel);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private Iterable<Map.Entry<Field,Object>> NodeBacked.eachDirty() {
         return this.dirty!=null ? this.dirty.entrySet() : Collections.<Field, Object>emptyMap().entrySet();
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/Neo4jGraphPersistenceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/Neo4jGraphPersistenceTest.java
index 990646e27..1d816e2ef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/Neo4jGraphPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/datastore/graph/neo4j/spi/Neo4jGraphPersistenceTest.java
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ public class Neo4jGraphPersistenceTest {
 		Assert.assertEquals(p, f.getPerson1());
 		Assert.assertEquals(p2, f.getPerson2());
 	}
+	@Test
+	@Transactional
+	public void testGetRelationshipToReturnsRelationship() {
+		Person p = new Person("Michael", 35);
+		Person p2 = new Person("David", 25);
+		Friendship f = p.knows(p2);
+        Assert.assertEquals(f,p.getRelationshipTo(p2,Friendship.class, "knows"));
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	@Transactional