diff --git a/attract/manage.py b/attract/manage.py
index 7ae84f6a..d13ced3f 100644
--- a/attract/manage.py
+++ b/attract/manage.py
@@ -249,7 +249,12 @@ def populate_node_types(old_ids={}):
             'attachments': {
                 'type': 'list',
                 'schema': {
-                    'type': 'objectid'
+                    'type': 'objectid',
+                    'data_relation': {
+                        'resource': 'files',
+                        'field': '_id',
+                        'embeddable': True
+                    }
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/attract/settings.py b/attract/settings.py
index effcd3ef..164b5006 100644
--- a/attract/settings.py
+++ b/attract/settings.py
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ nodes_schema = {
     'user': {
         'type': 'objectid',
         'required': True,
+        'data_relation': {
+            'resource': 'users',
+            'field': '_id',
+            'embeddable': True
+        },
     },
     'node_type': {
         'type': 'objectid',