diff --git a/src/DefaultContentServiceProvider.php b/src/DefaultContentServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb889d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DefaultContentServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\default_content;
+
+use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ServiceProviderBase;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
+
+/**
+ * Adds customized normalizer to handle taxonomy hierarchy.
+ */
+class DefaultContentServiceProvider extends ServiceProviderBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function alter(ContainerBuilder $container) {
+    $modules = $container->getParameter('container.modules');
+    // @todo Get rid of after https://www.drupal.org/node/2543726
+    if (isset($modules['taxonomy'])) {
+      // Add a normalizer service for term entities.
+      $service_definition = new Definition('Drupal\default_content\Normalizer\TermEntityNormalizer', [
+        new Reference('rest.link_manager'),
+        new Reference('entity.manager'),
+        new Reference('module_handler'),
+      ]);
+      // The priority must be higher than that of
+      // serializer.normalizer.entity.hal in hal.services.yml
+      $service_definition->addTag('normalizer', ['priority' => 30]);
+      $container->setDefinition('default_content.normalizer.taxonomy_term.halt', $service_definition);
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Normalizer/TermEntityNormalizer.php b/src/Normalizer/TermEntityNormalizer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5c45bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Normalizer/TermEntityNormalizer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\default_content\Normalizer;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
+use Drupal\hal\Normalizer\ContentEntityNormalizer;
+use Drupal\rest\LinkManager\LinkManagerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a class for normalizing terms to ensure parent is stored.
+ */
+class TermEntityNormalizer extends ContentEntityNormalizer {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected $supportedInterfaceOrClass = 'Drupal\taxonomy\TermInterface';
+
+  /**
+   * Term storage.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\taxonomy\TermStorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $termStorage;
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function __construct(LinkManagerInterface $link_manager, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($link_manager, $entity_manager, $module_handler);
+    $this->termStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('taxonomy_term');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function normalize($entity, $format = NULL, array $context = array()) {
+    if ($parents = $this->termStorage->loadParents($entity->id())) {
+      $entity->parent->setValue(array_keys($parents));
+    }
+    return parent::normalize($entity, $format, $context);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/Kernel/DefaultContentManagerIntegrationTest.php b/tests/src/Kernel/DefaultContentManagerIntegrationTest.php
index 730bebf..dc3d604 100644
--- a/tests/src/Kernel/DefaultContentManagerIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/DefaultContentManagerIntegrationTest.php
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ class DefaultContentManagerIntegrationTest extends KernelTestBase {
     // Ensure the proper UUID is part of it.
     $this->assertEqual($exported_decoded->uuid[0]->value, $term->uuid());
     $this->assertEqual($exported, $expected);
+
+    // Tests export of taxonomy parent field.
+    // @todo Get rid of after https://www.drupal.org/node/2543726
+    $child_term = $term = Term::create([
+      'vid' => $vocabulary->id(),
+      'name' => 'child_name',
+      'parent' => $term->id(),
+    ]);
+    $child_term->save();
+    // Make sure parent relation is exported.
+    $exported = $this->defaultContentManager->exportContent('taxonomy_term', $child_term->id());
+    $relation_uri = 'http://drupal.org/rest/relation/taxonomy_term/test/parent';
+    $exported_decoded = json_decode($exported);
+    $this->assertFalse(empty($exported_decoded->_links->{$relation_uri}));
+    $this->assertFalse(empty($exported_decoded->_embedded->{$relation_uri}));
   }
 
   /**