diff --git a/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/Rel.php b/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/Rel.php
index c0bcbf0..7cf26fe 100644
--- a/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/Rel.php
+++ b/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/Rel.php
@@ -2,9 +2,29 @@
 
 namespace Respect\Rest\Routines;
 
-use Respect\Rest\Routes\AbstractSyncedRoutine;
+use ArrayObject;
 use Respect\Rest\Request;
 
-class Rel extends AbstractCallbackMediator implements ProxyableThrough
+class Rel extends ArrayObject implements Routinable, ProxyableThrough
 {
+	public function __construct(array $list)
+	{
+        $this->setFlags(self::ARRAY_AS_PROPS);
+        $this->exchangeArray($list);
+	}
+
+	public function through(Request $request, $params)
+	{
+		$rels = $this;
+		return function ($data) use ($rels) {
+
+			if (!isset($data['links'])) {
+				$data['links'] = array();
+			}
+
+			$data['links'] = array_merge_recursive($data['links'], $rels->getArrayCopy());
+
+			return $data;
+		};
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/RelTest.php b/tests/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/RelTest.php
index d7b6c91..d6b4091 100644
--- a/tests/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/RelTest.php
+++ b/tests/library/Respect/Rest/Routines/RelTest.php
@@ -10,4 +10,61 @@
  */
 class RelTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
+	public function testSimpleTextRelationPassesThroughData()
+	{
+		$router = new \Respect\Rest\Router;
+		$router->get('/', function() {
+			return array();
+		})->rel(array(
+			'item' => '/foo'
+		));
+		$response = $router->dispatch('GET', '/')->response();
+
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey(
+			'links',
+			$response,
+			'An array of links should be returned when a rel succeeds'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey(
+			'item',
+			$response['links'],
+			'The links array should contain the related link'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertContains(
+			'/foo',
+			$response['links']['item'],
+			'The related link key should contain the specified rel value'
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function testMultipleTextRelationPassesThroughData()
+	{
+		$router = new \Respect\Rest\Router;
+		$router->get('/', function() {
+			return array();
+		})->rel(array(
+			'item' => array('/foo', '/bar')
+		));
+		$response = $router->dispatch('GET', '/')->response();
+
+		$this->assertCount(
+			2,
+			$response['links']['item'],
+			'The related link key should contain the exact number of related items'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertContains(
+			'/foo',
+			$response['links']['item'],
+			'The related link key should contain the specified rel value'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertContains(
+			'/bar',
+			$response['links']['item'],
+			'The related link key should contain the specified rel value'
+		);
+	}
 }
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