diff --git a/lib/serializer-utils.js b/lib/serializer-utils.js
index c37520e..3df8dda 100644
--- a/lib/serializer-utils.js
+++ b/lib/serializer-utils.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var _merge = require('lodash/merge');
 var _identity = require('lodash/identity');
 var _transform = require('lodash/transform');
 var _mapValues = require('lodash/mapValues');
+var _reduce = require('lodash/reduce');
 var _mapKeys = require('lodash/mapKeys');
 var _pick = require('lodash/pick');
 var _pickBy = require('lodash/pickBy');
@@ -86,13 +87,18 @@ module.exports = function (collectionName, record, payload, opts) {
   }
 
   function getLinks(current, links, dest) {
-    return _mapValues(links, function (value) {
+    return _reduce(links, function(result, value, key){
+      let link;
       if (isFunction(value)) {
-        return value(record, current, dest);
+        link = value(record, current, dest);
       } else {
-        return value;
+        link = value;
       }
-    });
+      if(link !== null){
+        result[key] = link;
+      }
+      return result;
+    }, {})
   }
 
   function getMeta(current, meta) {
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports = function (collectionName, record, payload, opts) {
 
       if (opts.relationshipLinks) {
         var links = getLinks(current[attribute], opts.relationshipLinks, dest);
-        if (links.related) {
+        if(Object.keys(links).length > 0){
           dest.relationships[keyForAttribute(attribute)].links = links;
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/serializer.js b/test/serializer.js
index 22ed0e4..7b4f669 100644
--- a/test/serializer.js
+++ b/test/serializer.js
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ describe('JSON API Serializer', function () {
       }]);
     });
 
-    it('should not be set when the relationshipLinks return null', function () {
+    it('should not be set when the related relationshipLinks return null', function () {
       var dataSet = {
         id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
         firstName: 'Sandro',
@@ -2637,5 +2637,179 @@ describe('JSON API Serializer', function () {
 
       expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({ data: null });
     });
+
+    it('should not be set when the self relationshipLinks return null', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            self: function () {
+              return null;
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({ data: null });
+    });
+
+    it('should not be set when the self and related relationshipLinks return null', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            self: function () {
+              return null;
+            },
+            related: function(){
+              return null;
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({ data: null });
+    });
+
+    it('should be set when the relationshipLinks returns a self link only', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            self: function(){
+              return 'self-relationship-link'
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({
+        data: null,
+        links: {
+          self: 'self-relationship-link'
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should be set when the relationshipLinks returns a related link only', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            related: function(){
+              return 'related-relationship-link'
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({
+        data: null,
+        links: {
+          related: 'related-relationship-link'
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should be set when the relationshipLinks returns a related link and null self link', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            related: function(){
+              return 'related-relationship-link'
+            },
+            self: function(){
+              return null
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({
+        data: null,
+        links: {
+          related: 'related-relationship-link'
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should be set when the relationshipLinks returns a self link and null related link', function () {
+      var dataSet = {
+        id: '54735750e16638ba1eee59cb',
+        firstName: 'Sandro',
+        lastName: 'Munda',
+        address: null,
+      };
+
+      var json = new JSONAPISerializer('users', {
+        attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'address'],
+        address: {
+          ref: 'id',
+          included: false,
+          relationshipLinks: {
+            related: function(){
+              return null
+            },
+            self: function(){
+              return 'self-relationship-link'
+            }
+          },
+        }
+      }).serialize(dataSet);
+
+      expect(json.data.relationships.address).eql({
+        data: null,
+        links: {
+          self: 'self-relationship-link'
+        }
+      });
+    });
   });
 });