diff --git a/user_relationships.admin.inc b/user_relationships.admin.inc
index 0486ad7..d852fd1 100644
--- a/user_relationships.admin.inc
+++ b/user_relationships.admin.inc
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ function user_relationships_admin_type_edit($form, &$form_state, $relationship_t
     '#required'       => TRUE,
     '#weight'         => -10,
   );
+
+  $form['machine_name'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'machine_name',
+    '#default_value' => isset($relationship_type) ? $relationship_type->machine_name : NULL,
+    '#maxlength' => 255,
+    '#machine_name' => array(
+      'exists' => 'user_relationships_type_machine_name_load',
+    ),
+    '#weight' => -9,
+  );
+
   $form['requires_approval'] = array(
     '#type'           => 'checkbox',
     '#title'          => t('Requires Approval'),
diff --git a/user_relationships.features.inc b/user_relationships.features.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..451189a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_relationships.features.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_features_api().
+ */
+function user_relationships_features_api() {
+  return array(
+    'user_relationship' => array(
+      'name' => t('User Relationships'),
+      'default_hook' => 'user_relationships_default_relationships',
+      'default_file' => FEATURES_DEFAULTS_INCLUDED,
+      'feature_source' => TRUE,
+      'file' => drupal_get_path('module', 'user_relationships') . '/user_relationships.features.inc',
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_features_export_options().
+ */
+function user_relationship_features_export_options() {
+  $options = array();
+  $relationships = user_relationships_types_load();
+  foreach ($relationships as $relationship) {
+    if ($relationship->machine_name) {
+      $options[$relationship->machine_name] = $relationship->name;
+    }
+  }
+  return $options;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_features_export().
+ */
+function user_relationship_features_export($data, &$export, $module_name = '') {
+  $pipe = array();
+  $map = features_get_default_map('user_relationship');
+  foreach ($data as $relationship) {
+    // If another module provides this style, add it as a dependency
+    if (isset($map[$relationship]) && $map[$relationship] != $module_name) {
+      $module = $map[$relationship];
+      $export['dependencies'][$module] = $module;
+    }
+    // Otherwise, export the style
+    elseif (user_relationships_type_machine_name_load($relationship)) {
+      $export['dependencies']['user_relationships'] = 'user_relationships';
+      $export['features']['user_relationship'][$relationship] = $relationship;
+    }
+  }
+  return $pipe;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_features_export_render().
+ */
+function user_relationship_features_export_render($module_name, $data, $export = NULL) {
+  $code = array();
+  $code[] = '  $relationships = array();';
+  $code[] = '';
+  foreach ($data as $name) {
+    if ($relationship = user_relationships_type_machine_name_load($name)) {
+      unset($relationship->rtid);
+      $relationship_export = features_var_export($relationship, '  ');
+      $relationship_identifier = features_var_export($name);
+      $code[] = "  // Exported user_relationship style: {$name}.";
+      $code[] = "  \$relationships[{$relationship_identifier}] = {$relationship_export};";
+      $code[] = "";
+    }
+  }
+  $code[] = '  return $relationships;';
+  $code = implode("\n", $code);
+  return array('user_relationships_default_relationships' => $code);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_features_revert().
+ */
+function user_relationship_features_revert($module) {
+  user_relationship_features_rebuild($module);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements of hook_features_rebuild().
+ */
+function user_relationship_features_rebuild($module) {
+  if ($user_relationships = features_get_default('user_relationship', $module)) {
+    foreach ($user_relationships as $machine_name => $user_relationship) {
+      $user_relationship = (object) $user_relationship;
+      if ($existing_relationship = user_relationships_type_machine_name_load($machine_name)) {
+        $user_relationship->rtid = $existing_relationship->rtid;
+      }
+      user_relationships_type_save($user_relationship);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/user_relationships.install b/user_relationships.install
index 952bd84..12069e1 100644
--- a/user_relationships.install
+++ b/user_relationships.install
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function user_relationships_schema() {
   $schema['user_relationship_types'] = array(
     'fields' => array(
       'rtid'              => array('type' => 'serial', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE),
+      'machine_name'      => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
       'name'              => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
       'plural_name'       => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'default' => ''),
       'is_oneway'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0, 'size' => 'tiny'),
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ function user_relationships_schema() {
       ),
     ),
     'unique keys' => array(
+      'machine_name'  => array('machine_name'),
       'name'  => array('name'),
     ),
     'primary key' => array('rtid')
@@ -200,3 +202,19 @@ function user_relationships_update_7005() {
     db_add_field('user_relationship_types', $field, $definition);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add machine name field.
+ */
+function user_relationships_update_7103() {
+  $field = array(
+    'type' => 'varchar',
+    'length' => 255,
+    'default' => '',
+  );
+  db_add_field('user_relationship_types', 'machine_name', $field);
+
+  db_update('user_relationship_types')
+    ->expression('machine_name', 'name')
+    ->execute();
+}
diff --git a/user_relationships.module b/user_relationships.module
index 87fed87..e2be32c 100644
--- a/user_relationships.module
+++ b/user_relationships.module
@@ -423,6 +423,19 @@ function user_relationships_type_load($param = array(), $reset = NULL) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Public API for retrieving a specific relationship by machine name.
+ *
+ * @param $machine_name
+ *    The machine name identifying the relationship.
+ * @return
+ *    object of the requested relationship type
+ *
+ */
+function user_relationships_type_machine_name_load($machine_name) {
+  return user_relationships_type_load(array('machine_name' => $machine_name));
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Load all relationship types.