diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/AssociatedQuerySession.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/AssociatedQuerySession.java
index b5447770cd..0d47599fb2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/AssociatedQuerySession.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/AssociatedQuerySession.java
@@ -111,13 +111,16 @@ public class AssociatedQuerySession extends AbstractQuerySession
                 // get the data for the row and build up the columns structure
                 Map<QName, Serializable> props = nodeService
                         .getProperties(childNodeRef);
-                NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()];
+                NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()+1];
                 int col = 0;
                 for (QName propName : props.keySet())
                 {
                     columns[col] = Utils.createNamedValue(dictionaryService, propName, props.get(propName)); 
                     col++;
                 }
+                
+                // Now add the system columns containing the association details
+                columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_ASSOC_TYPE, Boolean.FALSE, assoc.getTypeQName().toString(), null);
 
                 ResultSetRow row = new ResultSetRow();
                 row.setRowIndex(x);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ChildrenQuerySession.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ChildrenQuerySession.java
index c8f8d54af7..3af9d8747e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ChildrenQuerySession.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ChildrenQuerySession.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ChildrenQuerySession extends AbstractQuerySession
             // create columns for all the properties of the node
             // get the data for the row and build up the columns structure
             Map<QName, Serializable> props = nodeService.getProperties(childNodeRef);
-            NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()];
+            NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()+4];
             int col = 0;
             for (QName propName : props.keySet())
             {
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ public class ChildrenQuerySession extends AbstractQuerySession
                col++;
             }
             
+            // Now add the system columns containing the association details
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_ASSOC_TYPE, Boolean.FALSE, assoc.getTypeQName().toString(), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_ASSOC_NAME, Boolean.FALSE, assoc.getQName().toString(), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_IS_PRIMARY, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.toString(assoc.isPrimary()), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_NTH_SIBLING, Boolean.FALSE, Integer.toString(assoc.getNthSibling()), null);
+            
             ResultSetRow row = new ResultSetRow();
             row.setRowIndex(x);
             row.setNode(rowNode);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ParentsQuerySession.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ParentsQuerySession.java
index 61a29bb5c4..d27f7b8f10 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ParentsQuerySession.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/ParentsQuerySession.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ParentsQuerySession extends AbstractQuerySession
             // create columns for all the properties of the node
             // get the data for the row and build up the columns structure
             Map<QName, Serializable> props = nodeService.getProperties(parentNodeRef);
-            NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()];
+            NamedValue[] columns = new NamedValue[props.size()+4];
             int col = 0;
             for (QName propName : props.keySet())
             {
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ public class ParentsQuerySession extends AbstractQuerySession
                col++;
             }
             
+            // Now add the system columns containing the association details
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_ASSOC_TYPE, Boolean.FALSE, assoc.getTypeQName().toString(), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_ASSOC_NAME, Boolean.FALSE, assoc.getQName().toString(), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_IS_PRIMARY, Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.toString(assoc.isPrimary()), null);
+            col++;
+            columns[col] = new NamedValue(SYS_COL_NTH_SIBLING, Boolean.FALSE, Integer.toString(assoc.getNthSibling()), null);
+            
             ResultSetRow row = new ResultSetRow();
             row.setRowIndex(x);
             row.setNode(rowNode);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/QuerySession.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/QuerySession.java
index 94d50b5d8b..679f7d031e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/QuerySession.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/webservice/repository/QuerySession.java
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
  */
 public interface QuerySession extends Serializable
 {
+    /** System column namess */
+    public static String SYS_COL_ASSOC_TYPE = "associationType";
+    public static String SYS_COL_ASSOC_NAME = "associationName";
+    public static String SYS_COL_IS_PRIMARY = "isPrimary";
+    public static String SYS_COL_NTH_SIBLING = "nthSibling";
+    
    /**
     * Retrieves the id this query session can be identified as
     *