diff --git a/objrepo/record/models.py b/objrepo/record/models.py
index b9d2860..8169e07 100644
--- a/objrepo/record/models.py
+++ b/objrepo/record/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ class Record(models.Model):
     metadata = JSONField(blank=True)
     title = models.TextField()
 
-    related = models.ManyToManyField('Record', through='Link')
+    @property
+    def all_metadata(self):
+        return self.metadata
 
 class Link(models.Model):
     link_from = models.ForeignKey(Record, related_name='out_links')
diff --git a/objrepo/record/tests.py b/objrepo/record/tests.py
index ab0cce1..4a76f5e 100644
--- a/objrepo/record/tests.py
+++ b/objrepo/record/tests.py
@@ -9,5 +9,31 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from record.models import Record, Link
 
 class RecordTests(TestCase):
-    def test_boring(self):
-        pass
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.q = Record.objects.create(
+            title='Related object',
+            metadata={
+                'ex:another_property': 23,
+            })
+        self.r = Record.objects.create(
+            title='A test record',
+            metadata={
+                'ex:llama_id': 42,
+            })
+
+    def test_metadata_one_record(self):
+        d = self.r.all_metadata
+        self.assertEqual(d['ex:llama_id'], 42)
+
+    def test_metadata_one_record_noinherit(self):
+        # this should work the same way.
+        l = Link.objects.create(
+            link_from=self.r,
+            link_to=self.q,
+            label='ex:related_to',
+            inherit=False)
+
+        d = self.r.all_metadata
+
+        self.assertEqual(d['ex:llama_id'], 42)
+        self.assertNotIn('ex:related_to', d)