diff --git a/dist/jsonApiNormalize.js b/dist/jsonApiNormalize.js
index 3fd9ed4..afc0aa2 100644
--- a/dist/jsonApiNormalize.js
+++ b/dist/jsonApiNormalize.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
     function getEntityValue(property, entity) {
 
-        return ['id', 'type'].indexOf(property) >= 0 ? entity[property] : entity.attributes[property];
+        return ['id', 'type', 'links'].indexOf(property) >= 0 ? entity[property] : entity.attributes[property];
 
     }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
         if (temp.length === 0) {
             return undefined;
-        } else if (temp.length === 1) {
+        } else if (temp.length === 1 && !isArray(relationData)) {
             return temp[0];
         } else {
             return temp;
diff --git a/dist/jsonApiNormalize.min.js b/dist/jsonApiNormalize.min.js
index c3d32e3..6305a9a 100644
--- a/dist/jsonApiNormalize.min.js
+++ b/dist/jsonApiNormalize.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(a,b){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],b):"object"==typeof module&&module.exports?module.exports=b():a.jsonApiNormalize=b()}(this,function(){function a(d,e){if(!(this instanceof a)){var f=new a(d);return e?f.get(e):f}if("string"==typeof d&&(d=JSON.parse(d)),!d||!d.data)throw new Error("Invalid json api normalizer input");this.dataset=d,this.isCollection=c(d.data),this.haystack=b(d.included,this.isCollection?d.data:[d.data])}function b(a,b){var c=[],e=a||[];return d(e,function(a){c.push(a.type+"@"+a.id)}),d(b,function(a){c.indexOf(a.type+"@"+a.id)<0&&e.push(a)}),e}function c(a){return a instanceof Array}function d(a,b,d){if(c(a))for(var e=a.length,f=0;f<e;f++)b.call(d,a[f],f);else for(var g in a)a.hasOwnProperty(g)&&b.call(d,g,a[g])}function e(a,b,c){var e=[];return d(a,function(a,d){e.push(b.call(c,a,d))}),e}function f(a,b){for(var c in b)b.hasOwnProperty(c)&&("object"==typeof b[c]&&null!==b[c]?("undefined"==typeof a[c]&&(a[c]={}),f(a[c],b[c])):a[c]=b[c]);return a}function g(b,c,e){var f={};return d(b,function(b,d){if(d)f[b]=i(b,d,c,e);else{var g=c.relationships&&c.relationships[b]&&c.relationships[b].data;if(g){var j=k(g,e);f[b]=j?new a({data:j,included:e}):void 0}else f[b]=h(b,c)}}),f}function h(a,b){return["id","type"].indexOf(a)>=0?b[a]:b.attributes[a]}function i(a,b,d,f){var g=d.relationships&&d.relationships[a]&&d.relationships[a].data,h=g&&k(g,f);return c(h)?e(h,function(a){return j(b,a,f)}):h?j(b,h,f):void 0}function j(b,c,d){return n.call(new a({data:c,included:d}),b)}function k(a,b){var f=[],g=c(a)?e(a,function(a){return a.type+"@"+a.id}):[a.type+"@"+a.id];return d(b,function(a){g.indexOf(a.type+"@"+a.id)>=0&&f.push(a)}),0===f.length?void 0:1===f.length?f[0]:f}function l(a){for(var b={},c=b,d=a.length,e=0;e<d;e++)c=c[a[e]]=c[a[e]]||(e+1===d?void 0:{});return b}function m(a){var b={};return d(a,function(a){var c=a.split(".");c.length>1?f(b,l(c)):b[a]=void 0}),b}function n(a){return this.isCollection?e(this.dataset.data,function(b){return g(a,b,this.haystack)},this):g(a,this.dataset.data,this.haystack)}return a.prototype.get=function(a){var b=n.call(this,m(c(a)?a:[a]));return this.isCollection?c(a)?b:e(b,function(b){return b[a]}):c(a)?b:b[a]},a});
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+!function(a,b){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],b):"object"==typeof module&&module.exports?module.exports=b():a.jsonApiNormalize=b()}(this,function(){function a(d,e){if(!(this instanceof a)){var f=new a(d);return e?f.get(e):f}if("string"==typeof d&&(d=JSON.parse(d)),!d||!d.data)throw new Error("Invalid json api normalizer input");this.dataset=d,this.isCollection=c(d.data),this.haystack=b(d.included,this.isCollection?d.data:[d.data])}function b(a,b){var c=[],e=a||[];return d(e,function(a){c.push(a.type+"@"+a.id)}),d(b,function(a){c.indexOf(a.type+"@"+a.id)<0&&e.push(a)}),e}function c(a){return a instanceof Array}function d(a,b,d){if(c(a))for(var e=a.length,f=0;f<e;f++)b.call(d,a[f],f);else for(var g in a)a.hasOwnProperty(g)&&b.call(d,g,a[g])}function e(a,b,c){var e=[];return d(a,function(a,d){e.push(b.call(c,a,d))}),e}function f(a,b){for(var c in b)b.hasOwnProperty(c)&&("object"==typeof b[c]&&null!==b[c]?(void 0===a[c]&&(a[c]={}),f(a[c],b[c])):a[c]=b[c]);return a}function g(b,c,e){var f={};return d(b,function(b,d){if(d)f[b]=i(b,d,c,e);else{var g=c.relationships&&c.relationships[b]&&c.relationships[b].data;if(g){var j=k(g,e);f[b]=j?new a({data:j,included:e}):void 0}else f[b]=h(b,c)}}),f}function h(a,b){return["id","type","links"].indexOf(a)>=0?b[a]:b.attributes[a]}function i(a,b,d,f){var g=d.relationships&&d.relationships[a]&&d.relationships[a].data,h=g&&k(g,f);return c(h)?e(h,function(a){return j(b,a,f)}):h?j(b,h,f):void 0}function j(b,c,d){return n.call(new a({data:c,included:d}),b)}function k(a,b){var f=[],g=c(a)?e(a,function(a){return a.type+"@"+a.id}):[a.type+"@"+a.id];return d(b,function(a){g.indexOf(a.type+"@"+a.id)>=0&&f.push(a)}),0===f.length?void 0:1!==f.length||c(a)?f:f[0]}function l(a){for(var b={},c=b,d=a.length,e=0;e<d;e++)c=c[a[e]]=c[a[e]]||(e+1===d?void 0:{});return b}function m(a){var b={};return d(a,function(a){var c=a.split(".");c.length>1?f(b,l(c)):b[a]=void 0}),b}function n(a){return this.isCollection?e(this.dataset.data,function(b){return g(a,b,this.haystack)},this):g(a,this.dataset.data,this.haystack)}return a.prototype.get=function(a){var b=n.call(this,m(c(a)?a:[a]));return this.isCollection?c(a)?b:e(b,function(b){return b[a]}):c(a)?b:b[a]},a});
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diff --git a/src/jsonApiNormalize.js b/src/jsonApiNormalize.js
index a190380..afc0aa2 100644
--- a/src/jsonApiNormalize.js
+++ b/src/jsonApiNormalize.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
     function getEntityValue(property, entity) {
 
-        return ['id', 'type'].indexOf(property) >= 0 ? entity[property] : entity.attributes[property];
+        return ['id', 'type', 'links'].indexOf(property) >= 0 ? entity[property] : entity.attributes[property];
 
     }
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 15ba1d4..725ed60 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ beforeEach(function() {
                 comments: {data: [
                     {id: '1', 'type': 'comment'}
                 ]}
+            },
+            links: {
+                self: 'http://example.com/articles/1'
             }
         }],
         included: [{
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ beforeEach(function() {
             },
             relationships: {
                 boss: {data: {'id': '42', 'type': 'user'}},
+            },
+            links: {
+                self: 'http://example.com/users/42'
             }
         }, {
             type: 'tag',
@@ -202,4 +208,28 @@ describe("Json api normalize", function() {
 
     });
 
+    it('retrieves top level and nested links', function() {
+
+        var data = normalize(testCollection).get([
+            'id',
+            'links',
+            'author.id',
+            'author.links',
+        ]);
+
+        assert.deepEqual(data, [{
+            id: '1',
+            links: {
+                self: 'http://example.com/articles/1'
+            },
+            author: {
+                id: '42',
+                links: {
+                    self: 'http://example.com/users/42'
+                }
+            },
+        }]);
+
+    });
+
 });
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