diff --git a/lib/models/model.js b/lib/models/model.js
index 0df6638d..3e7a30c6 100644
--- a/lib/models/model.js
+++ b/lib/models/model.js
@@ -426,17 +426,19 @@ Model.hasManyRemoting = function (relationName, relation, define) {
 
   if (relation.modelThrough || relation.type === 'referencesMany') {
     var modelThrough = relation.modelThrough || relation.modelTo;
-        
+
+    var accepts = [];
+    if (relation.type === 'hasMany' && relation.modelThrough) {
+      accepts.push({arg: 'data', type: modelThrough.modelName, http: {source: 'body'}});
+    }
+
     var addFunc = this.prototype['__link__' + relationName];
     define('__link__' + relationName, {
       isStatic: false,
       http: {verb: 'put', path: '/' + pathName + '/rel/:fk'},
-      accepts: [
-        {arg: 'fk', type: 'any',
+      accepts: [{arg: 'fk', type: 'any',
         description: 'Foreign key for ' + relationName, required: true,
-        http: {source: 'path'}},
-        {arg: 'data', type: modelThrough.modelName, http: {source: 'body'}}
-      ],
+        http: {source: 'path'}}].concat(accepts),
       description: 'Add a related item by id for ' + relationName,
       returns: {arg: relationName, type: modelThrough.modelName, root: true}
     }, addFunc);