diff --git a/lib/graphiti/resource/configuration.rb b/lib/graphiti/resource/configuration.rb
index 47f8928c..472c56e2 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/resource/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/resource/configuration.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ def adapter=(val)
         def remote=(val)
           super
           include ::Graphiti::Resource::Remote
+          self.endpoint = {
+            path: val,
+            full_path: val,
+            url: val,
+            actions: [:index, :show],
+          }
         end
 
         def model
diff --git a/lib/graphiti/resource/remote.rb b/lib/graphiti/resource/remote.rb
index a3d1c084..0939340b 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/resource/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/resource/remote.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ def remote_url
         end
       end
 
-      def save(*args)
-        raise Errors::RemoteWrite.new(self.class)
+      def save(model, meta)
+        if meta[:attributes] == {} && meta[:method] == :update
+          model
+        else
+          raise Errors::RemoteWrite.new(self.class)
+        end
       end
 
       def destroy(*args)
diff --git a/lib/graphiti/schema.rb b/lib/graphiti/schema.rb
index f19cd20f..d0d0ff47 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/schema.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/schema.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def generate_types
     def generate_endpoints
       {}.tap do |endpoints|
         @resources.each do |r|
+          next if r.remote?
+
           r.endpoints.each do |e|
             actions = {}
             e[:actions].each do |a|
diff --git a/lib/graphiti/sideload.rb b/lib/graphiti/sideload.rb
index 1b7800d6..2bff857b 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/sideload.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/sideload.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def initialize(name, opts)
       end
 
       if remote?
-        @link = false
         @resource_class = create_remote_resource
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/graphiti/sideload/belongs_to.rb b/lib/graphiti/sideload/belongs_to.rb
index 12aa1960..3566e935 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/sideload/belongs_to.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/sideload/belongs_to.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@ def ids_for_parents(parents)
   end
 
   def infer_foreign_key
-    if polymorphic_child?
-      parent.foreign_key
+    return parent.foreign_key if polymorphic_child?
+
+    if resource.remote?
+      namespace = namespace_for(resource.class)
+      resource_name = resource.class.name
+        .gsub("#{namespace}::", "")
+        .gsub("Resource", "")
+      if resource_name.include?(".remote")
+        resource_name = resource_name.split(".remote")[0].split(".")[1]
+      end
+      :"#{resource_name.singularize.underscore}_id"
     else
       model = resource.model
       namespace = namespace_for(model)
diff --git a/lib/graphiti/util/serializer_relationships.rb b/lib/graphiti/util/serializer_relationships.rb
index 74e7bffa..9d8433b1 100644
--- a/lib/graphiti/util/serializer_relationships.rb
+++ b/lib/graphiti/util/serializer_relationships.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ def validate_link!
       end
 
       def validate_link_for_sideload!(sideload)
+        return if sideload.resource.remote?
+
         action = sideload.type == :belongs_to ? :show : :index
         cache_key = :"#{@sideload.object_id}-#{action}"
         return if self.class.validated_link_cache.include?(cache_key)
diff --git a/spec/filtering_spec.rb b/spec/filtering_spec.rb
index 23094415..e86983e1 100644
--- a/spec/filtering_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/filtering_spec.rb
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def self.name
     end
 
     context "when allow list is omitted" do
-      context 'when using a string_enum field' do
+      context "when using a string_enum field" do
         it "raises an error at load time" do
           expect {
             resource.filter :enum_first_name, :string_enum do
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ def self.name
         end
       end
 
-      context 'when using an integer_enum field' do
+      context "when using an integer_enum field" do
         it "raises an error at load time" do
           expect {
             resource.filter :enum_age, :integer_enum do
diff --git a/spec/remote_resource_spec.rb b/spec/remote_resource_spec.rb
index 9dbdc802..78cab5bf 100644
--- a/spec/remote_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/remote_resource_spec.rb
@@ -777,10 +777,32 @@ def self.name
     end
 
     context "when updating" do
-      it "raises error" do
-        expect {
-          klass.find(id: 1, data: {type: "employees"}).update_attributes
-        }.to raise_error(Graphiti::Errors::RemoteWrite, /not supported/)
+      let(:payload) do
+        {
+          data: {
+            type: "employees",
+            id: "123",
+            attributes: {last_name: "Jane"},
+          },
+        }
+      end
+
+      context "and only associating to a remote parent" do
+        before do
+          payload[:data].delete(:attributes)
+        end
+
+        it "works" do
+          klass.find(payload).update_attributes
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "and passing more attributes than simple association" do
+        it "raises error" do
+          expect {
+            klass.find(payload).update_attributes
+          }.to raise_error(Graphiti::Errors::RemoteWrite, /not supported/)
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/schema_diff_spec.rb b/spec/schema_diff_spec.rb
index 3dfb7964..7945f7d0 100644
--- a/spec/schema_diff_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/schema_diff_spec.rb
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ def self.name
         end
       end
 
-      it "does not diff" do
-        expect(diff).to eq([])
+      it "notes only the newly-missing missing endpoint" do
+        expect(diff)
+          .to eq(["Endpoint \"/schema_diff/employees\" was removed."])
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/schema_spec.rb b/spec/schema_spec.rb
index f9516fc5..191657d5 100644
--- a/spec/schema_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/schema_spec.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
           },
           integer_enum: {
             description: "Integer enum type. Like a normal integer, but only eq/!eq filters. Limited to only the allowed values.",
-            kind: "scalar"
+            kind: "scalar",
           },
           integer: {
             kind: "scalar",
@@ -590,6 +590,16 @@ def self.name
       end
     end
 
+    context "when a resource is remote" do
+      before do
+        employee_resource.remote = "http://foo.com/employees"
+      end
+
+      it "does not add endpoints to the schema" do
+        expect(schema[:endpoints]).to eq({})
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when 2 resources, same path" do
       let(:employee_search_resource) do
         Class.new(application_resource) do
diff --git a/spec/serialization_spec.rb b/spec/serialization_spec.rb
index 7af5ee85..162e354f 100644
--- a/spec/serialization_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serialization_spec.rb
@@ -1029,6 +1029,18 @@ def positions
             .to eq("/poro/positions?filter[employee_id]=1")
         end
 
+        context "that is remote" do
+          before do
+            resource.has_many :positions, remote: "http://foo.com/positions"
+          end
+
+          it "links correctly" do
+            render
+            expect(positions["links"]["related"])
+              .to eq("http://foo.com/positions?filter[employee_id]=1")
+          end
+        end
+
         context "opting-out of linking" do
           before do
             resource.has_many :positions, link: false
@@ -1159,6 +1171,24 @@ def define_relationship
             .to eq("/poro/mastercards/789")
         end
 
+        context "that is remote" do
+          before do
+            resource.polymorphic_belongs_to :credit_card do
+              group_by(:credit_card_type) do
+                on(:Mastercard).belongs_to :mastercard,
+                  remote: "http://foo.com/mastercards"
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          it "links correctly" do
+            render
+            credit_card = json["data"][0]["relationships"]["credit_card"]
+            expect(credit_card["links"]["related"])
+              .to eq("http://foo.com/mastercards/789")
+          end
+        end
+
         context "but one child does not have an endpoint" do
           before do
             mastercard_resource.endpoint = nil
@@ -1212,15 +1242,24 @@ def define_relationship
       end
 
       context "and a has_one relationship" do
-        before do
-          resource.has_one :bio
-        end
-
         it "links to index endpoint" do
+          resource.has_one :bio
           render
           expect(json["data"][0]["relationships"]["bio"]["links"]["related"])
             .to eq("/poro/bios?filter[employee_id]=#{employee.id}")
         end
+
+        context "that is remote" do
+          before do
+            resource.has_one :bio, remote: "http://foo.com/bios"
+          end
+
+          it "links correctly" do
+            render
+            expect(json["data"][0]["relationships"]["bio"]["links"]["related"])
+              .to eq("http://foo.com/bios?filter[employee_id]=#{employee.id}")
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context "and a belongs_to relationship" do
@@ -1305,6 +1344,16 @@ def classification
           xit "links correctly" do
           end
         end
+
+        context "when remote" do
+          it "links correctly" do
+            resource.belongs_to :classification,
+              remote: "http://foo.com/classifications"
+            render
+            expect(classification["links"]["related"])
+              .to eq("http://foo.com/classifications/789")
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/sideload_spec.rb b/spec/sideload_spec.rb
index 3a5e6baf..684e8b5d 100644
--- a/spec/sideload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sideload_spec.rb
@@ -208,6 +208,59 @@ class SideloadSpecEmployee
         expect(instance.infer_foreign_key).to eq(:sideload_spec_employee_id)
       end
     end
+
+    context "when the resource is remote" do
+      let(:name) { "positions" }
+
+      context "via the sideload :remote option" do
+        it "is inferred correctly from the parent resource" do
+          opts.delete(:resource)
+          opts[:remote] = "http://foo.com/positions"
+          expect(instance.infer_foreign_key).to eq(:employee_id)
+        end
+
+        context "and belongs_to" do
+          let(:instance) { Class.new(Graphiti::Sideload::BelongsTo).new(name, opts) }
+
+          before do
+            opts[:type] = :belongs_to
+          end
+
+          it "works" do
+            opts.delete(:resource)
+            opts[:remote] = "http://foo.com/positions"
+            expect(instance.infer_foreign_key).to eq(:position_id)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "via resource class" do
+        before do
+          opts[:resource] = Class.new(Graphiti::Resource) do
+            self.remote = "http://foo.com"
+            def self.name
+              "PORO::PositionResource"
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        it "is inferred correctly from the parent resource" do
+          expect(instance.infer_foreign_key).to eq(:employee_id)
+        end
+
+        context "and belongs_to" do
+          let(:instance) { Class.new(Graphiti::Sideload::BelongsTo).new(name, opts) }
+
+          before do
+            opts[:type] = :belongs_to
+          end
+
+          it "works" do
+            expect(instance.infer_foreign_key).to eq(:position_id)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#ids_for_parents" do