diff --git a/src/JsonApi/Schema/Relationship/AbstractRelationship.php b/src/JsonApi/Schema/Relationship/AbstractRelationship.php
index ade4e830..cdb51248 100644
--- a/src/JsonApi/Schema/Relationship/AbstractRelationship.php
+++ b/src/JsonApi/Schema/Relationship/AbstractRelationship.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ abstract class AbstractRelationship
      * @param \WoohooLabs\Yin\JsonApi\Transformer\Transformation $transformation
      * @param string $relationshipName
      * @param array $defaultRelationships
-     * @return array
+     * @return array|null
      */
     abstract protected function transformData(
         Transformation $transformation,
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ public function transform(
                 $transformation->basePath,
                 $relationshipName,
                 $defaultRelationships
-            )
+            ) ||
+            $transformation->fetchedRelationship === $relationshipName
         ) {
             $transformedData = $this->transformData($transformation, $relationshipName, $defaultRelationships);
         } else {
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ protected function transformResource(
             $transformation->data->addIncludedResource(
                 $this->resourceTransformer->transformToResource($transformation, $domainObject)
             );
-            
+
             $transformation->basePath = $basePath;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/JsonApi/Transformer/AbstractResourceTransformer.php b/src/JsonApi/Transformer/AbstractResourceTransformer.php
index 7219dd9c..e4a994a6 100644
--- a/src/JsonApi/Transformer/AbstractResourceTransformer.php
+++ b/src/JsonApi/Transformer/AbstractResourceTransformer.php
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ protected function transformRelationshipObject(
         array $defaultRelationships,
         array $additionalMeta = []
     ) {
+        $transformation->setFetchedRelationship($relationshipName);
         $resourceType = $this->getType($domainObject);
 
         if ($transformation->request->isIncludedField($resourceType, $relationshipName) === false &&
diff --git a/src/JsonApi/Transformer/Transformation.php b/src/JsonApi/Transformer/Transformation.php
index eff3141d..ebbfe93d 100644
--- a/src/JsonApi/Transformer/Transformation.php
+++ b/src/JsonApi/Transformer/Transformation.php
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class Transformation
      */
     public $basePath;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string|null
+     */
+    public $fetchedRelationship;
+
     /**
      * @param \WoohooLabs\Yin\JsonApi\Request\RequestInterface $request
      * @param \WoohooLabs\Yin\JsonApi\Schema\Data\DataInterface $data
@@ -76,4 +81,20 @@ public function getBasePath()
     {
         return $this->basePath;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getFetchedRelationship()
+    {
+        return $this->fetchedRelationship;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $fetchedRelationship
+     */
+    public function setFetchedRelationship($fetchedRelationship)
+    {
+        $this->fetchedRelationship = $fetchedRelationship;
+    }
 }