diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RelationshipRestRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RelationshipRestRepository.java
index d0921a0b34..efcba6fbd8 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RelationshipRestRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RelationshipRestRepository.java
@@ -351,9 +351,13 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepository extends DSpaceRestRepository<Relationshi
                 throw new ResourceNotFoundException("The request DSO with id: " + dsoId + " was not found");
             }
             for (RelationshipType relationshipType : relationshipTypeList) {
+                boolean isLeft = false;
+                if (relationshipType.getLeftwardType().equalsIgnoreCase(label)) {
+                    isLeft = true;
+                }
                 total += relationshipService.countByItemAndRelationshipType(context, item, relationshipType);
                 relationships.addAll(relationshipService.findByItemAndRelationshipType(context, item, relationshipType,
-                        pageable.getPageSize(), pageable.getOffset()));
+                        isLeft, pageable.getPageSize(), pageable.getOffset()));
             }
         } else {
             for (RelationshipType relationshipType : relationshipTypeList) {
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestRepositoryIT.java
index 1ae88af296..2c7fb349f7 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/RelationshipRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractEntityIntegrationTest
     private Item author3;
 
     private Item orgUnit1;
+    private Item orgUnit2;
     private Item project1;
 
     private Item publication1;
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractEntityIntegrationTest
                               .withRelationshipType("OrgUnit")
                               .build();
 
+        orgUnit2 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col3)
+                .withTitle("OrgUnit2")
+                .withAuthor("Testy, TEst")
+                .withIssueDate("2015-01-01")
+                .withRelationshipType("OrgUnit")
+                .build();
+
         project1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col3)
                               .withTitle("Project1")
                               .withAuthor("Testy, TEst")
@@ -2161,6 +2169,9 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractEntityIntegrationTest
         Relationship relationship1 = RelationshipBuilder
             .createRelationshipBuilder(context, author1, orgUnit1, isOrgUnitOfPersonRelationshipType).build();
 
+        Relationship relationshipOrgunitExtra = RelationshipBuilder
+                .createRelationshipBuilder(context, author1, orgUnit2, isOrgUnitOfPersonRelationshipType).build();
+
         // We're creating a Relationship of type isOrgUnitOfPerson between a different author and the same orgunit
         Relationship relationshipAuthorExtra = RelationshipBuilder
             .createRelationshipBuilder(context, author2, orgUnit1, isOrgUnitOfPersonRelationshipType).build();
@@ -2186,10 +2197,16 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractEntityIntegrationTest
 
                    .andExpect(status().isOk())
                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page",
-                                       is(PageMatcher.pageEntryWithTotalPagesAndElements(0, 20, 1, 1))))
+                                       is(PageMatcher.pageEntryWithTotalPagesAndElements(0, 20, 1, 2))))
                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.relationships", hasItem(
                        RelationshipMatcher.matchRelationship(relationship1)
-                   )))
+                   ))) //check ordering
+                   .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.relationships[0]._links.rightItem.href",
+                       containsString(orgUnit1.getID().toString())
+                   ))
+                   .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.relationships[1]._links.rightItem.href",
+                       containsString(orgUnit2.getID().toString())
+                   ))
         ;
 
         // Perform a GET request to the searchByLabel endpoint, asking for Relationships of type isOrgUnitOfPerson
@@ -2201,10 +2218,11 @@ public class RelationshipRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractEntityIntegrationTest
 
                    .andExpect(status().isOk())
                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$.page",
-                                       is(PageMatcher.pageEntryWithTotalPagesAndElements(0, 20, 1, 2))))
+                                       is(PageMatcher.pageEntryWithTotalPagesAndElements(0, 20, 1, 3))))
                    .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.relationships", containsInAnyOrder(
                        RelationshipMatcher.matchRelationship(relationship1),
-                       RelationshipMatcher.matchRelationship(relationshipAuthorExtra)
+                       RelationshipMatcher.matchRelationship(relationshipAuthorExtra),
+                       RelationshipMatcher.matchRelationship(relationshipOrgunitExtra)
                    )))
         ;
     }