diff --git a/djangoldp/models.py b/djangoldp/models.py
index 0bef4dcf8424df51df836fd9c599de616252063f..6e02705c724270e6299eb2010c8d93e383f76e23 100644
--- a/djangoldp/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.urls import get_resolver
+from rest_framework import fields
 
 
 class Model(models.Model):
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ class Model(models.Model):
         return path
 
 
+class LDPUrlField (fields.URLField):
+    def to_representation(self, value):
+        str = super(LDPUrlField, self).to_representation(value)
+        return {'@id': str}
+
+
 class LDPSource(models.Model):
     container = models.URLField()
     federation = models.CharField(max_length=255)
diff --git a/djangoldp/serializers.py b/djangoldp/serializers.py
index f6318c283c3aa1ee0c5662051236eb7aa13b7b57..8f68daec47f465da5e069173e9d976f2dfb8592a 100644
--- a/djangoldp/serializers.py
+++ b/djangoldp/serializers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ from rest_framework.utils.serializer_helpers import ReturnDict
 
 from djangoldp.models import Model
 
+from rest_framework.serializers import HyperlinkedModelSerializer, ListSerializer, ModelSerializer
+from rest_framework.utils.field_mapping import get_nested_relation_kwargs
+from rest_framework.utils.serializer_helpers import ReturnDict
+
+from django.db import models as django_models
+from djangoldp import models
 
 class LDListMixin:
     def to_internal_value(self, data):
@@ -163,6 +169,8 @@ class LDPSerializer(HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     url_field_name = "@id"
     serializer_related_field = JsonLdRelatedField
     serializer_url_field = JsonLdIdentityField
+    ModelSerializer.serializer_field_mapping [django_models.URLField] = models.LDPUrlField
+
 
     @property
     def data(self):
diff --git a/djangoldp/tests/tests.py b/djangoldp/tests/tests.py
index 53644644214c6047dcb98a6aa2ee70e596d12eeb..4f47388ea9004d46c6181dab81688f4fcb19449c 100644
--- a/djangoldp/tests/tests.py
+++ b/djangoldp/tests/tests.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class TestUserPermissions (TestCase):
         response = my_view(request)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
 
+
 class TestAnonymousUserPermissions (TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.factory = RequestFactory()