diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupport.java
index 3641078d..1ce6249f 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupport.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ public class ResourceSupport implements Identifiable<Link> {
 
 	@XmlElement(name = "link", namespace = Link.ATOM_NAMESPACE)
 	@JsonProperty("links")
-	private final List<Link> links;
+	private final Set<Link> links;
 
 	public ResourceSupport() {
-		this.links = new ArrayList<Link>();
+		this.links = new HashSet<Link>();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ public class ResourceSupport implements Identifiable<Link> {
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public List<Link> getLinks() {
-		return Collections.unmodifiableList(links);
+	public Set<Link> getLinks() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(links);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupportUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupportUnitTest.java
index cdc48edc..9ce31d99 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupportUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/ResourceSupportUnitTest.java
@@ -133,5 +133,4 @@ public class ResourceSupportUnitTest {
 
 		TestUtils.assertNotEqualAndDifferentHashCode(left, right);
 	}
-
 }