diff --git a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityCollectionNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityCollectionNormalizer.php
index 05e5dfc..4d8de85 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityCollectionNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityCollectionNormalizer.php
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ public function normalize($object, $format = NULL, array $context = array()) {
     );
 
     // Add the list of items.
-    foreach ($object->getItems() as $item) {
-      $link_relation = $this->linkManager->getCollectionItemRelation($object->getCollectionId());
-      $normalized['_embedded'][$link_relation][] = $this->serializer->normalize($item, $format, $context);
-    }
+    $link_relation = $this->linkManager->getCollectionItemRelation($object->getCollectionId());
+    $normalized['_embedded'][$link_relation] = $this->serializer->normalize($object->getItems(), $format, $context);
 
     return $normalized;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/hal/tests/EntityCollectionNormalizeTest.php b/core/modules/hal/tests/EntityCollectionNormalizeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a45874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/hal/tests/EntityCollectionNormalizeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Contains \Drupal\hal\Tests\EntityCollectionNormalizeTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\hal\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\hal\Normalizer\EntityCollectionNormalizer;
+use Drupal\serialization\EntityCollection;
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the EntityCollectionNormalizer's normalize support.
+ *
+ * @group HAL
+ */
+class EntityCollectionNormalizeTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'EntityCollection normalize test',
+      'description' => "Unit test of the EntityCollectionNormalizer's normalize support.",
+      'group' => 'HAL',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test the normalize function.
+   */
+  public function testNormalize() {
+    $test_values = $this->getTestValues();
+    $collection = $this->getEntityCollection();
+
+    // Create the normalizer and inject the LinkManagerStub.
+    $normalizer = new EntityCollectionNormalizer();
+    $normalizer->setLinkManager($this->getLinkManagerStub());
+    // Inject the Serializer. Handle the call to Serializer::normalize,
+    // ensuring that the items array is passed in.
+    $serializer = $this->getSerializerStub();
+    $serializer->expects($this->any())
+      ->method('normalize')
+      ->with($collection->getItems())
+      ->will($this->returnValue($test_values['items']));
+    $normalizer->setSerializer($serializer);
+    // Get the normalized array.
+    $normalized = $normalizer->normalize($collection, 'hal_json');
+
+    // Test that self link points to collection URI.
+    $this->assertEquals($normalized['_links']['self']['href'], $test_values['uri']);
+    // Test that the correct link relation was retrieved from the LinkManager
+    // and added to _embedded.
+    $this->assertArrayHasKey($test_values['item_link_relation'], $normalized['_embedded']);
+    // Test that the item link relation points to the serialized item array.
+    $this->assertEquals($normalized['_embedded'][$test_values['item_link_relation']], $test_values['items']);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get an EntityCollection for testing.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\serialization\EntityCollection
+   */
+  protected function getEntityCollection() {
+    $test_values = $this->getTestValues();
+
+    $node = $this->getMockBuilder('Drupal\node\Entity\Node')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->getMock();
+
+    $collection = new EntityCollection('test_id');
+    $collection->setUri($test_values['uri']);
+    $collection->setItems(array($node));
+
+    return $collection;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a stub LinkManager for testing.
+   *
+   * @return \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+   */
+  protected function getLinkManagerStub() {
+    $test_values = $this->getTestValues();
+
+    $link_manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Drupal\rest\LinkManager\LinkManager')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->getMock();
+
+    $link_manager->expects($this->any())
+      ->method('getCollectionItemRelation')
+      ->will($this->returnValue($test_values['item_link_relation']));
+
+    return $link_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a stub Serializer for testing.
+   *
+   * @return \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+   */
+  protected function getSerializerStub() {
+    $serializer = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\Component\Serializer\Serializer')
+      ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+      ->getMock();
+
+    return $serializer;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the array of test values.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   */
+  protected function getTestValues() {
+    return array(
+      'item_link_relation' => 'item',
+      'items' => 'Array of serialized entities goes here',
+      'uri' => 'http://example.com/test-path',
+    );
+  }
+}