diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipServiceImpl.java
index eecc80bc5d..3f5886e4bc 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipServiceImpl.java
@@ -300,4 +300,9 @@ public class RelationshipServiceImpl implements RelationshipService {
         }
         return listToReturn;
     }
+
+    public List<Relationship> findByRelationshipType(Context context, RelationshipType relationshipType)
+        throws SQLException {
+        return relationshipDAO.findByRelationshipType(context, relationshipType);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipDAO.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipDAO.java
index 9f532f4c01..bcf2ba8183 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipDAO.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipDAO.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.Relationship;
+import org.dspace.content.RelationshipType;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.GenericDAO;
 
@@ -56,4 +57,6 @@ public interface RelationshipDAO extends GenericDAO<Relationship> {
      * @throws SQLException If something goes wrong
      */
     int findRightPlaceByRightItem(Context context,Item item) throws SQLException;
+
+    List<Relationship> findByRelationshipType(Context context, RelationshipType relationshipType) throws SQLException;
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipDAOImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipDAOImpl.java
index 5b3e33f5b5..b7fbb3710e 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipDAOImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipDAOImpl.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
 
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.Relationship;
+import org.dspace.content.RelationshipType;
 import org.dspace.content.Relationship_;
 import org.dspace.content.dao.RelationshipDAO;
 import org.dspace.core.AbstractHibernateDAO;
@@ -62,4 +63,17 @@ public class RelationshipDAOImpl extends AbstractHibernateDAO<Relationship> impl
             return 1;
         }
     }
+
+    public List<Relationship> findByRelationshipType(Context context, RelationshipType relationshipType)
+        throws SQLException {
+        CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder = getCriteriaBuilder(context);
+        CriteriaQuery criteriaQuery = getCriteriaQuery(criteriaBuilder, Relationship.class);
+        Root<Relationship> relationshipRoot = criteriaQuery.from(Relationship.class);
+        criteriaQuery.select(relationshipRoot);
+        criteriaQuery
+            .where(criteriaBuilder.equal(relationshipRoot.get(Relationship_.relationshipType), relationshipType));
+        return list(context, criteriaQuery, true, Relationship.class, -1, -1);
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipService.java
index a8052e1e6f..feadaaaba3 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipService.java
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ public interface RelationshipService extends DSpaceCRUDService<Relationship> {
     public List<Relationship> findByItemAndRelationshipType(Context context, Item item,
                                                             RelationshipType relationshipType)
         throws SQLException;
+
+    List<Relationship> findByRelationshipType(Context context, RelationshipType relationshipType) throws SQLException;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestController.java b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestController.java
index fadf7a6fc9..94b801ddc6 100644
--- a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestController.java
+++ b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestController.java
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ public class RelationshipRestController {
                 relationships.addAll(relationshipService.findByItemAndRelationshipType(context, item, relationshipType));
             }
         } else {
-            //TODO Find by label
-            relationships = relationshipService.findAll(context);
+            for (RelationshipType relationshipType : relationshipTypeList) {
+                relationships.addAll(relationshipService.findByRelationshipType(context, relationshipType));
+            }
+//            relationships = relationshipService.findAll(context);
         }
 
         List<RelationshipRest> relationshipRests = new LinkedList<>();