diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 15852f1bc..d24dc4cc7 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function mergeQuery(base, update, spec) {
       else{
         //default behaviour of inclusion merge - merge inclusions at the same
         //level. - https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-datasource-juggler/pull/569#issuecomment-95310874
-        base.include = mergeIncludes(base.include, update.include);
+        base.include = mergeIncludes(update.include, base.include);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/default-scope.test.js b/test/default-scope.test.js
index ca6c8a9b4..55b6eb5d0 100644
--- a/test/default-scope.test.js
+++ b/test/default-scope.test.js
@@ -88,7 +88,19 @@ describe('default scope', function () {
     });
 
     Person = db.define('Person', { name: String }, {
-      scope: { include: 'things' }
+      scope: { include: 'things' },
+      scopes: {
+        withActiveThings: {
+          include: {
+            relation: 'things',
+            scope: {
+              where: {
+                active: true
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     });
     
     // inst is only valid for instance methods
@@ -820,7 +832,9 @@ describe('default scope', function () {
 
     before(function (done) {
       Person.create({ id: 1, name: 'Person A' }, function(err, person) {
-        person.things.create({ name: 'Thing A' }, done);
+        person.things.create({ name: 'Thing A' }, function(err, thing) {
+          person.things.create({ name: 'Thing B', active: false }, done);
+        });
       });
     });
 
@@ -831,7 +845,43 @@ describe('default scope', function () {
         var things = person.things();
         should.exist(things);
         things.should.be.an.instanceOf(Array);
-        things.should.have.length(1);
+        things.should.have.length(2);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should find a scoped person with filtered relation - things', function(done) {
+      Person.find({include: {relation: 'things', scope: {where: {active: true}}}}, function(err, persons) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        should.exist(persons);
+        persons.should.be.an.instanceOf(Array);
+        persons.should.have.length(1);
+
+        var person = persons[0];
+        should.exist(person);
+        var activeThings = person.things();
+        should.exist(activeThings);
+        activeThings.should.be.an.instanceOf(Array);
+        activeThings.should.have.length(1);
+
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should find a scoped person with filtered relation - things', function(done) {
+      Person.withActiveThings(function(err, persons) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        should.exist(persons);
+        persons.should.be.an.instanceOf(Array);
+        persons.should.have.length(1);
+
+        var person = persons[0];
+        should.exist(person);
+        var activeThings = person.things();
+        should.exist(activeThings);
+        activeThings.should.be.an.instanceOf(Array);
+        activeThings.should.have.length(1);
+
         done();
       });
     });