diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e4a321..8a287a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 ## Overview
 
 This class gives your application a RESTful API.  All you have to do is set the `api_access` configuration option to `true`
-on the appropriate DataObjects.  You will need to ensure that all of your data manipulation and security is defined in
-your model layer (ie, the DataObject classes) and not in your Controllers.  This is the recommended design for SilverStripe
+on the appropriate `DataObject`.  You will need to ensure that all of your data manipulation and security is defined in
+your model layer (ie, the `DataObject` classes) and not in your Controllers.  This is the recommended design for SilverStripe
 applications.
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ For a SilverStripe 3.x compatible version of this module, please see the [1.0 br
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Example DataObject with simple API access, giving full access to all object properties and relations,
+Example `DataObject` with simple API access, giving full access to all object properties and relations,
 unless explicitly controlled through model permissions.
 
 ```php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Article extends DataObject {
 }
 ```
 
-Example DataObject with advanced API access, limiting viewing and editing to Title attribute only:
+Example `DataObject` with advanced API access, limiting viewing and editing to the "Title" attribute only:
 
 ```php
 namespace Vendor\Project;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Article extends DataObject {
 }
 ```
 
-Example DataObject field mapping, allows aliasing fields so that public requests and responses display different field names:
+Example `DataObject` field mapping, allows aliasing fields so that public requests and responses display different field names:
 
 ```php
 namespace Vendor\Project;
@@ -83,7 +83,66 @@ class Article extends DataObject {
     ];
 }
 ```
-Given a dataobject with values:
+
+Example `DataObject` `HasMany` and `ManyMany` field-display handling. Only available on `JSONDataFormatter`. Declaring a `getApiFields` method in your `DataObject` (or an `Extension` subclass) allows additional fields to be shown on those relations, in addition to "id", "className" and "href":
+
+```php
+namespace Vendor\Project;
+
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+class Article extends DataObject {
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title'=>'Text',
+        'Published'=>'Boolean'
+    ];
+
+    private static $api_access = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array $baseFields
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getApiFields($baseFields)
+    {
+        return [
+            'Title' => $this->Title,
+        ];
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Example `DataObject` `HasMany` and `ManyMany` field-display handling. Only available on `JSONDataFormatter`. Declaring a `getApiFields` method in your `DataObject` (or an `Extension` subclass) allows existing fields that the formatter returns (like "id", "className" and "href"), to be overloaded:
+
+```php
+namespace Vendor\Project;
+
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+class Article extends DataObject {
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title'=>'Text',
+        'Published'=>'Boolean'
+    ];
+
+    private static $api_access = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array $baseFields
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getApiFields($baseFields)
+    {
+        return [
+            'href' => $this->myHrefOverrideMethod($baseFields['href']),
+        ];
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Given a `DataObject` with values:
 ```yml
     ID: 12
     Title: Title Value
diff --git a/src/DataFormatter/JSONDataFormatter.php b/src/DataFormatter/JSONDataFormatter.php
index 0ff743d..fc656ef 100644
--- a/src/DataFormatter/JSONDataFormatter.php
+++ b/src/DataFormatter/JSONDataFormatter.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObjectInterface;
 use SilverStripe\Control\Director;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\SS_List;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType;
+use SilverStripe\Core\ClassInfo;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 
 /**
  * Formats a DataObject's member fields into a JSON string
@@ -118,10 +120,16 @@ class JSONDataFormatter extends DataFormatter
                     ? $this->sanitiseClassName($relClass) . '/' . $obj->$fieldName
                     : $this->sanitiseClassName($className) . "/$id/$relName";
                 $href = Director::absoluteURL($rel);
-                $serobj->$relName = ArrayData::array_to_object(array(
+                $component = $obj->getField($relName);
+                $baseFields = [
                     "className" => $relClass,
                     "href" => "$href.json",
-                    "id" => self::cast($obj->obj($fieldName))
+                    "id" => self::cast($obj->obj($fieldName)),
+                ];
+
+                $serobj->$relName = ArrayData::array_to_object(array_replace(
+                    $baseFields,
+                    ClassInfo::hasMethod($component, 'getApiFields') ? (array) $component->getApiFields($baseFields) : []
                 ));
             }
 
@@ -152,10 +160,14 @@ class JSONDataFormatter extends DataFormatter
                     }
                     $rel = $this->config()->api_base . $this->sanitiseClassName($relClass) . "/$item->ID";
                     $href = Director::absoluteURL($rel);
-                    $innerParts[] = ArrayData::array_to_object(array(
+                    $baseFields = [
                         "className" => $relClass,
                         "href" => "$href.json",
                         "id" => $item->ID
+                    ];
+                    $innerParts[] = ArrayData::array_to_object(array_replace(
+                        $baseFields,
+                        ClassInfo::hasMethod($item, 'getApiFields') ? (array) $item->getApiFields($baseFields) : []
                     ));
                 }
                 $serobj->$relName = $innerParts;