diff --git a/js/iD/Entity.js b/js/iD/Entity.js
index e6275a1e8..ab42a921a 100755
--- a/js/iD/Entity.js
+++ b/js/iD/Entity.js
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ iD.Entity = function () {
         });
     };
     entity.parentWays = function () {
-        return entity._parentObjectsOfClass('way');
+        return _parentObjectsOfClass('way');
     };
     entity.parentRelations = function () {
-        return entity._parentObjectsOfClass('relation');
+        return _parentObjectsOfClass('relation');
     };
     function _parentObjectsOfClass(_class) {
         return _.filter(entity.parentObjects(), function (p) {
diff --git a/test/spec/Entity.js b/test/spec/Entity.js
index 503b79d9c..34a052767 100644
--- a/test/spec/Entity.js
+++ b/test/spec/Entity.js
@@ -8,4 +8,20 @@ describe('Entity', function () {
     it('has no entity type', function () {
         expect(entity.entityType).toEqual('');
     });
+
+    describe('#parentWays', function () {
+        it('returns an array of parents with entityType way', function () {
+            entity.addParent({_id: 1, entityType: 'way'});
+            entity.addParent({_id: 2, entityType: 'node'});
+            expect(entity.parentWays()).toEqual([{_id: 1, entityType: 'way'}]);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('#parentRelations', function () {
+        it('returns an array of parents with entityType relation', function () {
+            entity.addParent({_id: 1, entityType: 'way'});
+            entity.addParent({_id: 2, entityType: 'relation'});
+            expect(entity.parentRelations()).toEqual([{_id: 2, entityType: 'relation'}]);
+        });
+    })
 });