diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinks.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinks.java
index bcf3f364..f4298346 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinks.java
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ public class DelegatingEntityLinks extends AbstractEntityLinks {
 		return getPluginFor(type).linkToItemResource(type, id);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.server.core.AbstractEntityLinks#linkForItemResource(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public LinkBuilder linkForItemResource(Class<?> type, Object id) {
+		return getPluginFor(type).linkForItemResource(type, id);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.plugin.core.Plugin#supports(java.lang.Object)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinksUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinksUnitTest.java
index 4e77f4a4..1deacb94 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinksUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DelegatingEntityLinksUnitTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ class DelegatingEntityLinksUnitTest extends TestUtils {
 		verify(target, times(1)).linkFor(String.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1479
+	void delegatesCallToLinkForItemResource() {
+
+		EntityLinks target = mock(EntityLinks.class);
+		when(target.supports(String.class)).thenReturn(true);
+
+		createDelegatingEntityLinks(target).linkForItemResource(String.class, 0);
+
+		verify(target, times(1)).linkForItemResource(String.class, 0);
+	}
+
 	private EntityLinks createDelegatingEntityLinks(EntityLinks target) {
 		return new DelegatingEntityLinks(SimplePluginRegistry.of(target));
 	}