diff --git a/lib/taxonomies.js b/lib/taxonomies.js
index ff86c62c..7637bccf 100644
--- a/lib/taxonomies.js
+++ b/lib/taxonomies.js
@@ -148,4 +148,18 @@ TaxonomiesRequest.prototype.parent = function( parentId ) {
 	return this;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Specify the post for which to retrieve terms
+ *
+ * @method forPost
+ * @chainable
+ * @param {String|Number} post The ID of the post for which to retrieve terms
+ * @return {TaxonomiesRequest} The TaxonomiesRequest instance (for chaining)
+ */
+TaxonomiesRequest.prototype.forPost = function( postId ) {
+	this.param( 'post', postId );
+
+	return this;
+};
+
 module.exports = TaxonomiesRequest;
diff --git a/tests/integration/categories.js b/tests/integration/categories.js
index 485d5684..d0f6c5a4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/categories.js
+++ b/tests/integration/categories.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var SUCCESS = 'success';
 // actually run.
 chai.use( require( 'chai-as-promised' ) );
 var expect = chai.expect;
+var _ = require( 'lodash' );
 
 var WP = require( '../../' );
 var WPRequest = require( '../../lib/shared/wp-request.js' );
@@ -309,4 +310,37 @@ describe( 'integration: categories()', function() {
 
 	});
 
+	describe( 'forPost()', function() {
+
+		it( 'can be used to retrieve terms for a specific post', function() {
+			var postCategories;
+			var prom = wp.posts().perPage( 1 ).embed().get().then(function( posts ) {
+				var post = posts[ 0 ];
+				// Find the categories for this post
+				postCategories = _.findWhere( post._embedded['https://api.w.org/term'], function( terms ) {
+					if ( terms.length && terms[ 0 ].taxonomy === 'category' ) {
+						return true;
+					}
+				});
+				var postId = post.id;
+				return wp.categories().forPost( postId );
+			}).then(function( categories ) {
+				expect( categories.length ).to.equal( postCategories.length );
+				categories.forEach(function( cat, idx ) {
+					[
+						'id',
+						'name',
+						'slug',
+						'taxonomy'
+					].forEach(function( prop ) {
+						expect( cat[ prop ] ).to.equal( postCategories[ idx ][ prop ] );
+					});
+				});
+				return SUCCESS;
+			});
+			return expect( prom ).to.eventually.equal( SUCCESS );
+		});
+
+	});
+
 });
diff --git a/tests/integration/posts.js b/tests/integration/posts.js
index bcf36c34..9bf82b0f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/posts.js
+++ b/tests/integration/posts.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe( 'integration: posts()', function() {
 		}).catch(function( err ) {
 			expect( err ).to.be.an( 'object' );
 			expect( err ).to.have.property( 'status' );
-			expect( err.status ).to.equal( 403 );
+			expect( err.status ).to.equal( 401 );
 			return SUCCESS;
 		});
 		return expect( prom ).to.eventually.equal( SUCCESS );
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe( 'integration: posts()', function() {
 		}).catch(function( err ) {
 			expect( err ).to.be.an( 'object' );
 			expect( err ).to.have.property( 'status' );
-			expect( err.status ).to.equal( 403 );
+			expect( err.status ).to.equal( 401 );
 			return SUCCESS;
 		});
 		return expect( prom ).to.eventually.equal( SUCCESS );
diff --git a/tests/unit/lib/taxonomies.js b/tests/unit/lib/taxonomies.js
index 72e1e7d1..2eb5f0c9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lib/taxonomies.js
+++ b/tests/unit/lib/taxonomies.js
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ describe( 'wp.taxonomies', function() {
 			expect( url ).to.equal( '/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?parent=42' );
 		});
 
+		it( 'should permit specifying the parent for a collection of terms', function() {
+			var url = taxonomies.collection( 'categories' ).forPost( 1234 )._renderURI();
+			expect( url ).to.equal( '/wp-json/wp/v2/categories?post=1234' );
+		});
+
 	});
 
 });