diff --git a/addon/adapters/application.js b/addon/adapters/application.js
index 3e5c638..e13a48b 100644
--- a/addon/adapters/application.js
+++ b/addon/adapters/application.js
@@ -92,11 +92,19 @@ export default Ember.Object.extend(Ember.Evented, {
 
     @method findRelated
     @param {String} resource name (plural) to lookup the service object w/ serializer
+      or {Object} `{'resource': relation, 'type': type}` used when type is not the
+      same as the resource name, to fetch relationship using a different service
     @param {String} url
     @return {Promise}
   */
   findRelated(resource, url) {
-    const service = this.container.lookup('service:' + pluralize(resource));
+    let type = resource;
+    if (typeof type === 'object') {
+      resource = resource.resource;
+      type = resource.type;
+    }
+    let service = this.container.lookup('service:' + pluralize(type));
+    url = this.fetchUrl(url);
     return service.fetch(url, { method: 'GET' });
   },
 
diff --git a/addon/models/resource.js b/addon/models/resource.js
index 56ece5c..4b03f71 100644
--- a/addon/models/resource.js
+++ b/addon/models/resource.js
@@ -380,6 +380,15 @@ const RelatedProxyUtil = Ember.Object.extend({
   */
   relationship: null,
 
+  /**
+    The name of the type of resource
+
+    @property type
+    @type String
+    @required
+  */
+  type: null,
+
   /**
     Proxy for the requested relation, resolves w/ content from fulfilled promise
 
@@ -389,11 +398,12 @@ const RelatedProxyUtil = Ember.Object.extend({
     @return {PromiseProxy} proxy
   */
   createProxy: function (resource, proxyFactory) {
-    const relation = this.get('relationship');
-    const url = this.proxyUrl(resource, relation);
-    const service = resource.container.lookup('service:' + pluralize(relation));
+    let relation = this.get('relationship');
+    let type = this.get('type');
+    let url = this.proxyUrl(resource, relation);
+    let service = resource.container.lookup('service:' + pluralize(type));
     let promise = this.promiseFromCache(resource, relation, service);
-    promise = promise || service.findRelated(relation, url);
+    promise = promise || service.findRelated({'resource': relation, 'type': type}, url);
     let proxy = proxyFactory.extend(Ember.PromiseProxyMixin, {
       'promise': promise, 'type': relation
     });
@@ -476,14 +486,30 @@ function linksPath(relation) {
 
   @method hasOne
   @param {String} relation
+    Or, {Object} with properties for `resource` and `type`
 */
 export function hasOne(relation) {
-  assertDasherizedHasOneRelation(relation);
-  const util = RelatedProxyUtil.create({'relationship': relation});
-  const path = linksPath(relation);
+  let type = relation;
+  if (typeof type === 'object') {
+    assertResourceAndTypeProps(relation);
+    type = relation.type;
+    relation = relation.resource;
+  }
+  assertDasherizedHasOneRelation(type);
+  let util = RelatedProxyUtil.create({'relationship': relation, 'type': type});
+  let path = linksPath(relation);
   return Ember.computed(path, function () {
     return util.createProxy(this, Ember.ObjectProxy);
-  }).meta({relation: relation, kind: 'hasOne'});
+  }).meta({relation: relation, type: type, kind: 'hasOne'});
+}
+
+function assertResourceAndTypeProps(relation) {
+  try {
+    let msg = 'Options must include properties: resource, type';
+    Ember.assert(msg, relation && relation.resource && relation.type);
+  } catch(e) {
+    console.warn(e.message);
+  }
 }
 
 function assertDasherizedHasOneRelation(name) {
@@ -502,14 +528,21 @@ function assertDasherizedHasOneRelation(name) {
 
   @method hasMany
   @param {String} relation
+    Or, {Object} with properties for `resource` and `type`
 */
 export function hasMany(relation) {
+  let type = relation;
+  if (typeof type === 'object') {
+    assertResourceAndTypeProps(relation);
+    type = relation.type;
+    relation = relation.resource;
+  }
   assertDasherizedHasManyRelation(relation);
-  const util = RelatedProxyUtil.create({'relationship': relation});
-  const path = linksPath(relation);
+  let util = RelatedProxyUtil.create({'relationship': relation, 'type': type});
+  let path = linksPath(relation);
   return Ember.computed(path, function () {
     return util.createProxy(this, Ember.ArrayProxy);
-  }).meta({relation: relation, kind: 'hasMany'});
+  }).meta({relation: relation, type: type, kind: 'hasMany'});
 }
 
 function assertDasherizedHasManyRelation(name) {
diff --git a/tests/helpers/resources.js b/tests/helpers/resources.js
index 5d492aa..5e6879d 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/resources.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/resources.js
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ export const Commenter = Resource.extend({
   comments: hasMany('comments')
 });
 
+export const Person = Resource.extend({
+  type: 'people',
+  name: attr()
+});
+
+export const Employee = Person.extend({
+  type: 'employees',
+  supervisor: hasOne({ resource: 'supervisor', type: 'people' })
+});
+
+export const Supervisor = Employee.extend({
+  type: 'supervisors',
+  directReports: hasMany({ resource: 'employees', type: 'people' })
+});
+
 export function setup() {
   const opts = { instantiate: false, singleton: false };
   Post.prototype.container = this.container;
@@ -38,6 +53,12 @@ export function setup() {
   this.registry.register('model:comments', Comment, opts);
   Commenter.prototype.container = this.container;
   this.registry.register('model:commenters', Commenter, opts);
+  Person.prototype.container = this.container;
+  this.registry.register('model:persons', Person, opts);
+  Employee.prototype.container = this.container;
+  this.registry.register('model:employees', Employee, opts);
+  Supervisor.prototype.container = this.container;
+  this.registry.register('model:supervisors', Supervisor, opts);
 }
 
 export function teardown() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
index 97b1b2b..8446d30 100644
--- a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
@@ -104,6 +104,36 @@ test('#findRelated', function(assert) {
   assert.ok(service.fetch.calledWith(expectURL, { method: 'GET' }), 'url for relation passed to service#fetch');
 });
 
+test('#findRelated can be called with optional type for the resource', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(4);
+  const done = assert.async();
+  let PersonAdapter = Adapter.extend({type: 'people', url: '/people'});
+  PersonAdapter.reopenClass({ isServiceFactory: true });
+  this.registry.register('service:people', PersonAdapter.extend());
+  let service = this.container.lookup('service:people');
+  let stub = sandbox.stub(service, 'findRelated', function () { return Ember.RSVP.Promise.resolve(null); });
+  let resource = this.container.lookupFactory('model:employees').create({
+    type: 'employees',
+    id: 1000001,
+    name: 'The Special',
+    relationships: {
+      supervisor: {
+        links: {
+          related: 'http://locahost:3000/api/v1/employees/1/supervisor'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  let url = resource.get( ['relationships', 'supervisor', 'links', 'related'].join('.') );
+  resource.get('supervisor').then(function() {
+    assert.ok(stub.calledOnce, 'people service findRelated method called once');
+    assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[0].resource, 'supervisor', 'findRelated called with supervisor resource');
+    assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[0].type, 'people', 'findRelated called with people type');
+    assert.equal(stub.firstCall.args[1], url, 'findRelated called with url, ' + url);
+    done();
+  });
+});
+
 test('#createResource', function(assert) {
   const adapter = this.subject({type: 'posts', url: '/posts'});
   adapter.serializer = { serialize: function () { return postMock; } };