diff --git a/lib/relation-definition.js b/lib/relation-definition.js
index 9dd478a7..8429fdaa 100644
--- a/lib/relation-definition.js
+++ b/lib/relation-definition.js
@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ RelationDefinition.belongsTo = function (modelFrom, modelTo, params) {
     keyFrom: fk,
     keyTo: idName,
     modelTo: modelTo,
+    properties: params.properties,
+    scope: params.scope,
     options: params.options
   });
 
@@ -860,6 +862,8 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.create = function(targetModelData, cb) {
     targetModelData = {};
   }
 
+  this.definition.applyProperties(modelInstance, targetModelData || {});
+
   modelTo.create(targetModelData, function(err, targetModel) {
     if(!err) {
       modelInstance[fk] = targetModel[pk];
@@ -873,6 +877,7 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.create = function(targetModelData, cb) {
 
 BelongsTo.prototype.build = function(targetModelData) {
   var modelTo = this.definition.modelTo;
+  this.definition.applyProperties(this.modelInstance, targetModelData || {});
   return new modelTo(targetModelData);
 };
 
@@ -911,7 +916,12 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.related = function (refresh, params) {
   } else if (typeof params === 'function') { // acts as async getter
     var cb = params;
     if (cachedValue === undefined) {
-      modelTo.findById(modelInstance[fk], function (err, inst) {
+      var query = {where: {}};
+      query.where[pk] = modelInstance[fk];
+      
+      this.definition.applyScope(modelInstance, query);
+      
+      modelTo.findOne(query, function (err, inst) {
         if (err) {
           return cb(err);
         }
@@ -919,7 +929,7 @@ BelongsTo.prototype.related = function (refresh, params) {
           return cb(null, null);
         }
         // Check if the foreign key matches the primary key
-        if (inst[pk] === modelInstance[fk]) {
+        if (inst[pk] && inst[pk].toString() === modelInstance[fk].toString()) {
           self.resetCache(inst);
           cb(null, inst);
         } else {
@@ -1193,7 +1203,7 @@ HasOne.prototype.related = function (refresh, params) {
           return cb(null, null);
         }
         // Check if the foreign key matches the primary key
-        if (inst[fk] === modelInstance[pk]) {
+        if (inst[fk] && inst[fk].toString() === modelInstance[pk].toString()) {
           self.resetCache(inst);
           cb(null, inst);
         } else {