diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsJsonHttpMessageConverter.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsJsonHttpMessageConverter.java
index f0c016e37..590b4324c 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsJsonHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsJsonHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.alps;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ public class AlpsJsonHttpMessageConverter extends MappingJackson2HttpMessageConv
 			Class<? extends HttpMessageConverter<?>> selectedConverterType, ServerHttpRequest request,
 			ServerHttpResponse response) {
 
-		return body instanceof RootResourceInformation ? converter.convert((RootResourceInformation) body) : body;
+		return body instanceof RootResourceInformation
+				? Collections.singletonMap("alps", converter.convert((RootResourceInformation) body)) : body;
 	}
 
 	/* 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
index 525f747c3..2aff9d10b 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 		Link peopleLink = client.discoverUnique(profileLink, "people", MediaType.ALL);
 
 		client.follow(peopleLink, RestMediaTypes.ALPS_JSON)//
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.version").value("1.0"))//
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].name", hasItems("people", "person")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.version").value("1.0"))//
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].name", hasItems("people", "person")));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 		Link peopleLink = client.discoverUnique(profileLink, "people", MediaType.ALL);
 
 		client.follow(peopleLink)//
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.version").value("1.0"))//
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].name", hasItems("people", "person")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.version").value("1.0"))//
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].name", hasItems("people", "person")));
 
 	}
 
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 
 		client.follow(itemsLink, RestMediaTypes.ALPS_JSON)//
 				// Exposes standard property
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", hasItems("name")))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", hasItems("name")))
 				// Does not expose explicitly @JsonIgnored property
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", not(hasItems("owner"))))
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", not(hasItems("owner"))))
 				// Does not expose properties pointing to non exposed types
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", not(hasItems("manager", "curator"))));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", not(hasItems("manager", "curator"))));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 		assertThat(itemsLink, is(notNullValue()));
 
 		client.follow(itemsLink, RestMediaTypes.ALPS_JSON)//
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[?(@.id == 'item-representation')][0].href", endsWith("/profile/items")));
+				.andExpect(
+						jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[?(@.id == 'item-representation')][0].href", endsWith("/profile/items")));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 		Link profileLink = client.discoverUnique("profile");
 		Link usersLink = client.discoverUnique(profileLink, "people", MediaType.ALL);
 
-		String jsonPath = "$."; // Root
+		String jsonPath = "$.alps."; // Root
 		jsonPath += "descriptors[?(@.id == 'person-representation')]."; // Representation descriptor
 		jsonPath += "descriptors[?(@.name == 'father')][0]."; // First father descriptor
 		jsonPath += "rt"; // Return type
@@ -174,6 +175,6 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 
 		client.follow(itemsLink, RestMediaTypes.ALPS_JSON)//
 				// Exposes identifier if configured to
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", hasItems("id", "name")));
+				.andExpect(jsonPath("$.alps.descriptors[*].descriptors[*].name", hasItems("id", "name")));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Person.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Person.java
index 48967c4a4..f13f1a29c 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Person.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Person.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class Person {
 	private Person father;
 	@Description("Timestamp this person object was created") private Date created;
 	private int age, height, weight;
+	private Gender gender;
 
 	public Person() {}
 
@@ -146,4 +147,16 @@ public class Person {
 	public void setWeight(int weight) {
 		this.weight = weight;
 	}
+
+	public Gender getGender() {
+		return gender;
+	}
+
+	public void setGender(Gender gender) {
+		this.gender = gender;
+	}
+
+	public static enum Gender {
+		MALE, FEMALE, UNDEFINED;
+	}
 }