diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplate.java
index 5953d5a6..3388432a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplate.java
@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ final class HalFormsTemplate {
 	private HttpMethod httpMethod;
 	private List<HalFormsProperty> properties;
 	private List<MediaType> contentTypes;
+	private String target;
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("null")
 	private HalFormsTemplate() {
-		this(null, null, Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList());
+		this(null, null, Collections.emptyList(), Collections.emptyList(), null);
 	}
 
 	private HalFormsTemplate(String title, HttpMethod httpMethod, List<HalFormsProperty> properties,
-			List<MediaType> contentTypes) {
+			List<MediaType> contentTypes, String target) {
 
 		this.title = title;
 		this.httpMethod = httpMethod;
 		this.properties = properties;
 		this.contentTypes = contentTypes;
+		this.target = target;
 	}
 
 	static HalFormsTemplate forMethod(HttpMethod httpMethod) {
@@ -76,13 +78,13 @@ final class HalFormsTemplate {
 	HalFormsTemplate withTitle(String title) {
 
 		return this.title == title ? this
-				: new HalFormsTemplate(title, this.httpMethod, this.properties, this.contentTypes);
+				: new HalFormsTemplate(title, this.httpMethod, this.properties, this.contentTypes, this.target);
 	}
 
 	private HalFormsTemplate withHttpMethod(HttpMethod httpMethod) {
 
 		return this.httpMethod == httpMethod ? this
-				: new HalFormsTemplate(this.title, httpMethod, this.properties, this.contentTypes);
+				: new HalFormsTemplate(this.title, httpMethod, this.properties, this.contentTypes, this.target);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -98,13 +100,13 @@ final class HalFormsTemplate {
 		List<HalFormsProperty> properties = new ArrayList<>(this.properties);
 		properties.add(property);
 
-		return new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes);
+		return new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes, target);
 	}
 
 	HalFormsTemplate withProperties(List<HalFormsProperty> properties) {
 
 		return this.properties == properties ? this
-				: new HalFormsTemplate(this.title, this.httpMethod, properties, this.contentTypes);
+				: new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes, target);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -120,13 +122,19 @@ final class HalFormsTemplate {
 		List<MediaType> contentTypes = new ArrayList<>(this.contentTypes);
 		contentTypes.add(mediaType);
 
-		return new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes);
+		return new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes, target);
 	}
 
 	HalFormsTemplate withContentTypes(List<MediaType> contentTypes) {
 
 		return this.contentTypes == contentTypes ? this
-				: new HalFormsTemplate(this.title, this.httpMethod, this.properties, contentTypes);
+				: new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes, target);
+	}
+
+	HalFormsTemplate withTarget(String target) {
+
+		return this.target == target ? this
+				: new HalFormsTemplate(title, httpMethod, properties, contentTypes, target);
 	}
 
 	// Jackson helper methods to create the right representation format
@@ -174,6 +182,11 @@ final class HalFormsTemplate {
 		return this.title;
 	}
 
+	@JsonInclude(Include.NON_EMPTY)
+	String getTarget() {
+		return target;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilder.java
index 56b708ff..a58932a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilder.java
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.hal.forms;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 class HalFormsTemplateBuilder {
 
@@ -54,16 +53,11 @@ class HalFormsTemplateBuilder {
 	 */
 	public Map<String, HalFormsTemplate> findTemplates(RepresentationModel<?> resource) {
 
-		if (!resource.hasLink(IanaLinkRelations.SELF)) {
-			return Collections.emptyMap();
-		}
-
 		Map<String, HalFormsTemplate> templates = new HashMap<>();
-		List<Affordance> affordances = resource.getLink(IanaLinkRelations.SELF) //
-				.map(Link::getAffordances) //
-				.orElse(Collections.emptyList());
+		Link selfLink = resource.getLink(IanaLinkRelations.SELF).orElse(null);
 
-		affordances.stream() //
+		resource.getLinks().stream() //
+				.flatMap(it -> it.getAffordances().stream()) //
 				.map(it -> it.getAffordanceModel(MediaTypes.HAL_FORMS_JSON)) //
 				.peek(it -> {
 					Assert.notNull(it, "No HAL Forms affordance model found but expected!");
@@ -75,16 +69,24 @@ class HalFormsTemplateBuilder {
 					HalFormsTemplate template = HalFormsTemplate.forMethod(it.getHttpMethod()) //
 							.withProperties(factory.createProperties(it));
 
+					String target = it.getLink().getHref();
+
+					if (selfLink == null || !target.equals(selfLink.getHref())) {
+						template = template.withTarget(target);
+					}
+
 					template = applyTo(template, TemplateTitle.of(it, templates.isEmpty()));
 					templates.put(templates.isEmpty() ? "default" : it.getName(), template);
 				});
 
 		return templates;
+
 	}
 
 	private HalFormsTemplate applyTo(HalFormsTemplate template, HalFormsTemplateBuilder.TemplateTitle templateTitle) {
 
 		return Optional.ofNullable(resolver.resolve(templateTitle)) //
+				.filter(StringUtils::hasText) //
 				.map(template::withTitle) //
 				.orElse(template);
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
index da32aea7..9f9f9161 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mediatype/hal/forms/HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.LinkRelation;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.RepresentationModel;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.Affordances;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.mediatype.MessageResolver;
@@ -115,6 +116,21 @@ class HalFormsTemplateBuilderUnitTest {
 		assertThat(text).map(HalFormsProperty::getMaxLength).hasValue(5L);
 	}
 
+	@Test // #1427
+	void addsTargetAttributeForLinksNotPointingToSelf() {
+
+		Link link = Affordances.of(Link.of("/example", LinkRelation.of("create"))) //
+				.afford(HttpMethod.POST) //
+				.withInput(Payload.class) //
+				.withName("create")
+				.toLink();
+
+		Map<String, HalFormsTemplate> templates = new HalFormsTemplateBuilder(new HalFormsConfiguration(),
+				MessageResolver.DEFAULTS_ONLY).findTemplates(new RepresentationModel<>().add(link));
+
+		assertThat(templates.get("default").getTarget()).isEqualTo("/example");
+	}
+
 	@Getter
 	static class PatternExample extends RepresentationModel<PatternExample> {