diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent.java
index 4a577f7cd1..a7f9fd25af 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent.java
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ public class AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent extends AbstractIntegrityEven
         // get the source multiplicity
         boolean mandatory = assocDef.isTargetMandatory();
         boolean allowMany = assocDef.isTargetMany();
+        boolean enforced = assocDef.isTargetMandatoryEnforced();
         // do we need to check
-        if (!mandatory && allowMany)
+        if (!(mandatory && enforced) && allowMany)
         {
             // it is not mandatory and it allows many on both sides of the assoc
             return;
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ public class AssocTargetMultiplicityIntegrityEvent extends AbstractIntegrityEven
             actualSize = targetAssocRefs.size();
         }
         
-        if ((mandatory && actualSize == 0) || (!allowMany && actualSize > 1))
+        if (((mandatory && enforced) && actualSize == 0) || (!allowMany && actualSize > 1))
         {
             if (actualSize == 0)
             {
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
index 12806fece9..100de7ab3a 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public class IntegrityTest extends TestCase
     public static final QName TEST_TYPE_WITH_ASSOCS = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "typeWithAssocs");
     public static final QName TEST_TYPE_WITH_CHILD_ASSOCS = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "typeWithChildAssocs");
     public static final QName TEST_TYPE_WITH_NON_ENFORCED_CHILD_ASSOCS = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "typeWithNonEnforcedChildAssocs");
+    public static final QName TEST_TYPE_WITH_NON_ENFORCED_TARGET_ASSOCS = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "typeWithNonEnforcedTargetAssocs");
     
     public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_NODE_ZEROMANY_ZEROMANY = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "assoc-0to* - 0to*");
     public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_CHILD_ZEROMANY_ZEROMANY = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "child-0to* - 0to*");
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public class IntegrityTest extends TestCase
     public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_CHILD_ONE_ONE = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "child-1to1 - 1to1");
     public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_ASPECT_ONE_ONE = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "aspect-assoc-1to1 - 1to1");
     public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_CHILD_NON_ENFORCED = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "child-non-enforced");
+    public static final QName TEST_ASSOC_TARGET_NON_ENFORCED = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "target-non-enforced");
     
     public static final QName TEST_ASPECT_WITH_PROPERTIES = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "aspectWithProperties");
     public static final QName TEST_ASPECT_WITH_ASSOC = QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "aspectWithAssoc");
@@ -483,4 +485,15 @@ public class IntegrityTest extends TestCase
         nodeService.removeAssociation(source1, target1, TEST_ASSOC_NODE_ONE_MANY);
         checkIntegrityNoFailure();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Test for MNT-12367
+     */
+    public void testRelaxedMandatoryAssociation() throws Exception
+    {
+        assertEquals("Per-transaction override not correct", false, IntegrityChecker.isWarnInTransaction());
+        // create node
+        NodeRef nodeRef = createNode("relaxedAssocNode", TEST_TYPE_WITH_NON_ENFORCED_TARGET_ASSOCS, null);
+        checkIntegrityNoFailure();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/test-resources/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest_model.xml b/source/test-resources/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest_model.xml
index 508069ac7d..f15374347f 100644
--- a/source/test-resources/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest_model.xml
+++ b/source/test-resources/org/alfresco/repo/node/integrity/IntegrityTest_model.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
    <imports>
       <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
       <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0" prefix="sys"/>
+      <import uri='http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0' prefix='cm'/>
    </imports>
    
    <namespaces>
@@ -154,6 +155,24 @@
             </child-association>
          </associations>
       </type>
+      <!-- Type with mandatory non-enforced assocs -->
+      <type name="test:typeWithNonEnforcedTargetAssocs">
+         <title>Type With Non Enforced Assocs</title>
+         <parent>cm:content</parent>
+         <associations>
+            <association name="test:target-non-enforced">
+               <source>
+                  <mandatory>false</mandatory>
+                  <many>true</many>
+               </source>
+               <target>
+                  <class>cm:content</class>
+                  <mandatory enforced="false">true</mandatory>
+                  <many>false</many>
+               </target>
+            </association>
+         </associations>
+      </type>
    </types>
    
    <aspects>