diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/Associations.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/Associations.java
index 9fd76a7b6..bbcb67602 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/Associations.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/Associations.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,23 +21,31 @@ import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.Association;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.Path;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMapping;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMetadata;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariable;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariables;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.UriTemplate;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
+import static org.springframework.hateoas.TemplateVariable.VariableType.REQUEST_PARAM;
+
 /**
  * A value object to for {@link Link}s representing associations.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Haroun Pacquee
  * @since 2.1
  */
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ public class Associations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the links to render for the given {@link Association}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param association must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
@@ -65,14 +73,31 @@ public class Associations {
 			ResourceMapping propertyMapping = metadata.getMappingFor(property);
 
 			String href = path.slash(propertyMapping.getPath()).toString();
-			String rel = propertyMapping.getRel();
-
-			return Collections.singletonList(new Link(href, rel));
+			String uri = new UriTemplate(href, getProjectionVariable(property)).toString();
+			return Collections.singletonList(new Link(uri, propertyMapping.getRel()));
 		}
 
 		return Collections.emptyList();
 	}
 
+	private TemplateVariables getProjectionVariable(PersistentProperty<?> property) {
+		ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration projectionConfiguration = config.getProjectionConfiguration();
+		if (isProjectionPresent(property, projectionConfiguration)) {
+			return new TemplateVariables(new TemplateVariable(projectionConfiguration.getParameterName(), REQUEST_PARAM));
+		} else {
+			return TemplateVariables.NONE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean isProjectionPresent(PersistentProperty<?> property, ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration projectionConfiguration) {
+		return Stream.of(property.getType(),
+						property.getActualType(),
+						property.getRawType(),
+						property.getComponentType(),
+						property.getMapValueType())
+				.anyMatch(projectionConfiguration::hasProjectionFor);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the {@link ResourceMetadata} for the given type.
 	 * 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AssociationLinksUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AssociationLinksUnitTests.java
index fe91ab5ed..bd577f152 100755
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AssociationLinksUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AssociationLinksUnitTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.Path;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.PersistentEntitiesResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
@@ -56,10 +57,11 @@ public class AssociationLinksUnitTests {
 	ResourceMetadata sampleResourceMetadata;
 
 	@Mock RepositoryRestConfiguration config;
+	@Mock ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration projectionDefinitionConfig;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
-
+		doReturn(projectionDefinitionConfig).when(config).getProjectionConfiguration();
 		this.mappingContext = new KeyValueMappingContext<>();
 		this.entity = mappingContext.getRequiredPersistentEntity(Sample.class);
 		this.mappings = new PersistentEntitiesResourceMappings(new PersistentEntities(Arrays.asList(mappingContext)));
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationsUnitTests.java
index 515cc8af5..03ebecc56 100755
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationsUnitTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.Path;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.PersistentEntitiesResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 public class AssociationsUnitTests {
 
 	@Mock RepositoryRestConfiguration configuration;
+	@Mock ProjectionDefinitionConfiguration projectionDefinitionConfiguration;
 
 	@Mock PersistentEntity<?, ?> entity;
 	@Mock PersistentProperty<?> property;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public class AssociationsUnitTests {
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
+		doReturn(projectionDefinitionConfiguration).when(configuration).getProjectionConfiguration();
 
 		this.mappingContext = new KeyValueMappingContext<>();
 		this.mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(Root.class);
@@ -130,6 +133,17 @@ public class AssociationsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(links).hasSize(0);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void detectsProjectionsForAssociationLinks() {
+		String projectionParameterName = "projection";
+		doReturn(true).when(projectionDefinitionConfiguration).hasProjectionFor(RelatedAndExported.class);
+		doReturn(projectionParameterName).when(projectionDefinitionConfiguration).getParameterName();
+		List<Link> links = associations.getLinksFor(getAssociation(Root.class, "relatedAndExported"), new Path(""));
+
+		assertThat(links).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(links).contains(new Link("/relatedAndExported{?" + projectionParameterName + "}", "relatedAndExported"));
+	}
+
 	private Association<? extends PersistentProperty<?>> getAssociation(Class<?> type, String name) {
 
 		KeyValuePersistentEntity<?, ? extends KeyValuePersistentProperty<?>> rootEntity = mappingContext
@@ -148,4 +162,4 @@ public class AssociationsUnitTests {
 	static class RelatedAndExported {}
 
 	static class RelatedButNotExported {}
-}
+}
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