diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/examples/galaxy/WorldRepositoryTests.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/examples/galaxy/WorldRepositoryTests.java
index a63ca36bb0..2879800111 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/examples/galaxy/WorldRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/examples/galaxy/WorldRepositoryTests.java
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ public class WorldRepositoryTests {
 	@Autowired
 	WorldRepository worldRepository;
 
-	@Autowired
-	TransactionTemplate transactionTemplate;
-
 	boolean failed = false;
 
 	@Test // DATAGRAPH-951
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/MinimalRelationshipEntityMappingTest.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/MinimalRelationshipEntityMappingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..833f95f476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/MinimalRelationshipEntityMappingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.neo4j.ogm.session.SessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app.Actor;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app.Movie;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app.Role;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app.RoleRepository;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.test.Neo4jIntegrationTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = MinimalRelationshipEntityMappingTest.Config.class)
+public class MinimalRelationshipEntityMappingTest {
+
+	@Autowired RoleRepository repository;
+
+	@Autowired private TransactionTemplate transactionTemplate;
+
+	@Autowired SessionFactory sessionFactory;
+
+	@Test // DATAGRAPH-1275, OGM-GH-607
+	public void verifyUpdateOfRelationshipEntity() {
+
+		long id = transactionTemplate.execute(status -> {
+			Actor actor = new Actor("A1");
+			Movie movie = new Movie("M1");
+			Role role = new Role("R1", actor, movie);
+			return repository.save(role).getId();
+		});
+
+		Iterable<Map<String, Object>> results = sessionFactory.openSession()
+				.query("MATCH (m:Movie) <- [:ACTS_IN] - (:Actor {name: 'A1'}) RETURN collect(m.name) as titles",
+						Collections.emptyMap()).queryResults();
+		assertThat(results).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(results).first()
+				.satisfies(m -> assertThat((String[]) m.get("titles")).containsOnly("M1"));
+
+		transactionTemplate.execute(status -> {
+			Role role = repository.findById(id).get();
+			role.setMovie(new Movie("M2"));
+			return repository.save(role).getId();
+		});
+
+		results = sessionFactory.openSession()
+				.query("MATCH (m:Movie) <- [:ACTS_IN] - (:Actor {name: 'A1'}) RETURN collect(m.name) as titles",
+						Collections.emptyMap()).queryResults();
+		assertThat(results).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(results).first()
+				.satisfies(m -> assertThat((String[]) m.get("titles")).containsOnly("M2"));
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	@Neo4jIntegrationTest(domainPackages = "org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app")
+	static class Config {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Actor.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Actor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1eae18f6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Actor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.Relationship;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ */
+public class Actor {
+
+	public Long id;
+	String name;
+
+	@Relationship(type = "ACTS_IN")
+	private List<Role> roles = new ArrayList<>();
+
+	public Actor() {
+	}
+
+	public Actor(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+}
+
+
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Movie.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Movie.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00d0fd2f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Movie.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ */
+public class Movie {
+
+    private Long id;
+	private String name;
+
+    public Movie() {
+    }
+
+    public Movie(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Role.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Role.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6cba5a1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/Role.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app;
+
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.EndNode;
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.RelationshipEntity;
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.StartNode;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ */
+@RelationshipEntity(type = "ACTS_IN")
+public class Role {
+
+	private Long id;
+	private String played;
+
+	@StartNode
+	private Actor actor;
+
+	@EndNode
+	private Movie movie;
+
+	public Role() {
+	}
+
+	public Role(String character, Actor actor, Movie movie) {
+		played = character;
+		this.actor = actor;
+		this.movie = movie;
+	}
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public Movie getMovie() {
+		return movie;
+	}
+
+	public void setMovie(Movie movie) {
+		this.movie = movie;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/RoleRepository.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/RoleRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d31b93da27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/repository/relcentric/app/RoleRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.relcentric.app;
+
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.repository.Neo4jRepository;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ */
+public interface RoleRepository extends Neo4jRepository<Role, Long> {
+}