diff --git a/packages/ember-data/lib/system/relationships/state/belongs-to.js b/packages/ember-data/lib/system/relationships/state/belongs-to.js
index 7409bd77925..8714d545024 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/lib/system/relationships/state/belongs-to.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/lib/system/relationships/state/belongs-to.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ BelongsToRelationship.prototype.addRecord = function(newRecord) {
 BelongsToRelationship.prototype.setRecordPromise = function(newPromise) {
   var content = newPromise.get && newPromise.get('content');
   Ember.assert("You passed in a promise that did not originate from an EmberData relationship. You can only pass promises that come from a belongsTo or hasMany relationship to the get call.", content !== undefined);
-  this.setRecord(content);
+  this.setRecord(content ? content._internalModel : content);
 };
 
 BelongsToRelationship.prototype._super$removeRecordFromOwn = Relationship.prototype.removeRecordFromOwn;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ BelongsToRelationship.prototype.getRecord = function() {
 
     return PromiseObject.create({
       promise: promise,
-      content: this.inverseRecord
+      content: this.inverseRecord ? this.inverseRecord.getRecord() : null
     });
   } else {
     if (this.inverseRecord === null) {
diff --git a/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/relationships/belongs-to-test.js b/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/relationships/belongs-to-test.js
index 5c3a5399989..fe412a23424 100644
--- a/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/relationships/belongs-to-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-data/tests/integration/relationships/belongs-to-test.js
@@ -320,6 +320,34 @@ test("A record with an async belongsTo relationship returning null should resolv
   }));
 });
 
+test("A record can be created with a resolved belongsTo promise", function() {
+  expect(1);
+
+  var Group = DS.Model.extend({
+    people: DS.hasMany()
+  });
+
+  var Person = DS.Model.extend({
+    group: DS.belongsTo({ async: true })
+  });
+
+  env.registry.register('model:group', Group);
+  env.registry.register('model:person', Person);
+
+  var group;
+  run(function() {
+    group = store.push('group', { id: 1 });
+  });
+
+  var groupPromise = store.find('group', 1);
+  groupPromise.then(async(function(group) {
+    var person = env.store.createRecord('person', {
+      group: groupPromise
+    });
+    equal(person.get('group.content'), group);
+  }));
+});
+
 test("polymorphic belongsTo type-checks check the superclass when MODEL_FACTORY_INJECTIONS is enabled", function() {
   expect(1);