diff --git a/modules/backend/formwidgets/Relation.php b/modules/backend/formwidgets/Relation.php
index 0c5697af8..e6ffdad51 100644
--- a/modules/backend/formwidgets/Relation.php
+++ b/modules/backend/formwidgets/Relation.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php namespace Backend\FormWidgets;
 
+use Db;
 use Lang;
 use Backend\Classes\FormWidgetBase;
 use ApplicationException;
 use SystemException;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation as RelationBase;
-use DB;
 
 /**
  * Form Relationship
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ class Relation extends FormWidgetBase
     public $descriptionFrom = 'description';
 
     /**
-     * @var string Model SQL column selection to use for the name reference
+     * @var string Custom SQL column selection to use for the name reference
      */
-    public $nameFromSelect;
+    public $sqlSelect;
 
     /**
      * @var string Empty value to use if the relation is singluar (belongsTo)
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ class Relation extends FormWidgetBase
             'nameFrom',
             'descriptionFrom',
             'emptyOption',
-            'nameFromSelect',
         ]);
+
+        if (isset($this->config->select)) {
+            $this->sqlSelect = $this->config->select;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -118,28 +121,26 @@ class Relation extends FormWidgetBase
             // by joining its pivot table. Remove all joins from the query.
             $query->getQuery()->getQuery()->joins = [];
 
-            /**
-             * The nameFromSelect config takes precedence over nameFrom.
-             * A virtual column called "selection" will contain the result.
-             */
-            if ($this->nameFromSelect) {
+            // Determine if the model uses a tree trait
+            $treeTraits = ['October\Rain\Database\Traits\NestedTree', 'October\Rain\Database\Traits\SimpleTree'];
+            $usesTree = count(array_intersect($treeTraits, class_uses($relationModel))) > 0;
+
+            // The "sqlSelect" config takes precedence over "nameFrom".
+            // A virtual column called "selection" will contain the result.
+            // Tree models must select all columns to return parent columns, etc.
+            if ($this->sqlSelect) {
                 $nameFrom = 'selection';
-                $query = $query->select(
-                    DB::raw($this->nameFromSelect . ' AS ' . $nameFrom),
-                    $relationModel->getKeyName()
-                );
+                $selectColumn = $usesTree ? '*' : $relationModel->getKeyName();
+                $result = $query->select($selectColumn, Db::raw($this->sqlSelect . ' AS ' . $nameFrom));
             }
             else {
                 $nameFrom = $this->nameFrom;
+                $result = $query->getQuery()->get();
             }
 
-            $treeTraits = ['October\Rain\Database\Traits\NestedTree', 'October\Rain\Database\Traits\SimpleTree'];
-            if (count(array_intersect($treeTraits, class_uses($relationModel))) > 0) {
-                $field->options = $query->listsNested($nameFrom, $relationModel->getKeyName());
-            }
-            else {
-                $field->options = $query->lists($nameFrom, $relationModel->getKeyName());
-            }
+            $field->options = $usesTree
+                ? $result->listsNested($nameFrom, $relationModel->getKeyName())
+                : $result->lists($nameFrom, $relationModel->getKeyName());
 
             return $field;
         });