diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadata.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadata.java
index d21aac9c9..6dfa2f7d6 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadata.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.SimpleAssociationHandler;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.SimplePropertyHandler;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.SupportedHttpMethods.NoSupportedMethods;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class MappingResourceMetadata extends TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping impleme
 
 	private final PersistentEntity<?, ?> entity;
 	private final PropertyMappings propertyMappings;
+	private final boolean explicitlyExported;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link MappingResourceMetadata} for the given {@link PersistentEntity}.
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ class MappingResourceMetadata extends TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping impleme
 
 		this.entity = entity;
 		this.propertyMappings = new PropertyMappings(resourceMappings);
+
+		RestResource annotation = entity.findAnnotation(RestResource.class);
+		this.explicitlyExported = annotation != null && annotation.exported();
 	}
 
 	public MappingResourceMetadata init() {
@@ -113,6 +118,15 @@ class MappingResourceMetadata extends TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping impleme
 		return propertyMappings.getMappingFor(mappedPath);
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping#isExported()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isExported() {
+		return explicitlyExported;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Value object for {@link ResourceMapping}s for {@link PersistentProperty} instances.
 	 * 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
index 2b4e78dfe..755a58488 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMapping.java
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class PersistentPropertyResourceMapping implements PropertyAwareResourceMapping
 	@Override
 	public boolean isExported() {
 
+		if (!property.isAssociation()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		ResourceMapping typeMapping = mappings.getMetadataFor(property.getActualType());
 		return !typeMapping.isExported() ? false : annotation == null ? true : annotation.exported();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping.java
index 89f6f02a3..9392fefd8 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TypeBasedCollectionResourceMapping implements CollectionResourceMapping {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isExported() {
-		return annotation == null ? Modifier.isPublic(type.getModifiers()) : annotation.exported();
+		return annotation != null ? annotation.exported() : Modifier.isPublic(type.getModifiers());
 	}
 
 	/* 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests.java
index 918ec175e..812fde399 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
 
 /**
+ * Unit tests for {@link MappingResourceMetadata}.
+ * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
@@ -38,17 +40,19 @@ public class MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests {
 
 	MongoMappingContext context = new MongoMappingContext();
 
+	MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = context.getPersistentEntity(Entity.class);
+	ResourceMappings resourceMappings = new PersistentEntitiesResourceMappings(new PersistentEntities(
+			Arrays.asList(context)));
+	MappingResourceMetadata metadata = new MappingResourceMetadata(entity, resourceMappings).init();
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-514
+	 */
 	@Test
 	public void allowsLookupOfPropertyByMappedName() {
 
-		ResourceMappings resourceMappings = new PersistentEntitiesResourceMappings(new PersistentEntities(
-				Arrays.asList(context)));
-
-		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = context.getPersistentEntity(Entity.class);
 		MongoPersistentProperty property = entity.getPersistentProperty("related");
 
-		MappingResourceMetadata metadata = new MappingResourceMetadata(entity, resourceMappings).init();
-
 		PropertyAwareResourceMapping propertyMapping = metadata.getProperty("foo");
 
 		assertThat(propertyMapping, is(notNullValue()));
@@ -56,10 +60,31 @@ public class MappingResourceMetadataUnitTests {
 		assertThat(metadata.getMappingFor(property).getPath().matches("foo"), is(true));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-518
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void isNotExportedByDefault() {
+
+		assertThat(metadata.isExported(), is(false));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-518
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void isExportedIfExplicitlyAnnotated() {
+
+		MappingResourceMetadata metadata = new MappingResourceMetadata(context.getPersistentEntity(Related.class),
+				resourceMappings).init();
+		assertThat(metadata.isExported(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	static class Entity {
 		@DBRef @RestResource(rel = "foo", path = "foo") private Related related;
 	}
 
+	@RestResource
 	static class Related {
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
index c81dd562c..48d943e30 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/mapping/PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests {
 		assertThat(mapping, is(notNullValue()));
 		assertThat(mapping.getPath(), is(new Path("first")));
 		assertThat(mapping.getRel(), is("first"));
-		assertThat(mapping.isExported(), is(true));
+		assertThat(mapping.isExported(), is(false));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public class PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests {
 		assertThat(mapping.isExported(), is(false));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-233
+	 */
 	@Test
 	public void returnsDefaultDescriptionKey() {
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ public class PersistentPropertyResourceMappingUnitTests {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @see DATAREST-???
+	 * @see DATAREST-233
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void considersAtDescription() {
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 621fd59cd..c52aa4986 100644
--- 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
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class AssociationLinksUnitTests {
 		@RestResource(exported = false) @Reference Property hiddenProperty;
 	}
 
+	@RestResource
 	public static class Property {
 
 	}