diff --git a/src/PostgREST/QueryBuilder.hs b/src/PostgREST/QueryBuilder.hs
index b7c84e49f..0bd7e8666 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/QueryBuilder.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/QueryBuilder.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances    #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections        #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
 {-|
 Module      : PostgREST.QueryBuilder
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ addRelations schema allRelations parentNode node@(Node readNode@(query, (name, _
     findRelationTable s t1 t2 =
       find (\r -> s == tableSchema (relTable r) && t1 == tableName (relTable r) && t2 == tableName (relFTable r)) allRelations
     findRelationColumn s t c =
-      find (\r -> s == tableSchema (relTable r) && s == tableSchema (relFTable r) && t == tableName (relFTable r) && length (relFColumns r) == 1 && c == (colName . head . relFColumns) r) allRelations
+      find (\r -> s == tableSchema (relTable r) && s == tableSchema (relFTable r) && t == tableName (relFTable r) && length (relFColumns r) == 1 && c `colMatches` (colName . head . relFColumns) r) allRelations
+      where n `colMatches` rc = (cs ("^" <> rc <> "(?:|_id|Id)$") :: BS.ByteString) =~ (cs n :: BS.ByteString)
 
 addJoinConditions :: Schema -> ReadRequest -> Either Text ReadRequest
 addJoinConditions schema (Node (query, (n, r)) forest) =
diff --git a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
index 1be7b7103..dee897709 100644
--- a/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
+++ b/test/Feature/QuerySpec.hs
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ spec struct pool = around (withApp cfgDefault struct pool) $ do
       get "/projects?id=in.1,3&select=id,name,client_id,client_id{id,name}" `shouldRespondWith`
         "[{\"id\":1,\"name\":\"Windows 7\",\"client_id\":1,\"client_id\":{\"id\":1,\"name\":\"Microsoft\"}},{\"id\":3,\"name\":\"IOS\",\"client_id\":2,\"client_id\":{\"id\":2,\"name\":\"Apple\"}}]"
 
+    it "can select by column name sans id" $
+      get "/projects?id=in.1,3&select=id,name,client_id,client{id,name}" `shouldRespondWith`
+        "[{\"id\":1,\"name\":\"Windows 7\",\"client_id\":1,\"client\":{\"id\":1,\"name\":\"Microsoft\"}},{\"id\":3,\"name\":\"IOS\",\"client_id\":2,\"client\":{\"id\":2,\"name\":\"Apple\"}}]"
+
 
   describe "Plurality singular" $ do
     it "will select an existing object" $