diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index d87464e53a..63b5214589 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         };
     },
 
+    // When loading an instance, subclasses can specify default to fetch
+    defaultColumnsToFetch: function defaultColumnsToFetch() {
+        return [];
+    },
+
     // Bookshelf `initialize` - declare a constructor-like method for model creation
     initialize: function initialize() {
         var self = this,
@@ -318,10 +323,10 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     findPage: function findPage(options) {
         options = options || {};
 
-        var self = this,
-            itemCollection = this.forge(null, {context: options.context}),
-            tableName      = _.result(this.prototype, 'tableName'),
-            allColumns = options.columns;
+        var self             = this,
+            itemCollection   = this.forge(null, {context: options.context}),
+            tableName        = _.result(this.prototype, 'tableName'),
+            requestedColumns = options.columns;
 
         // Set this to true or pass ?debug=true as an API option to get output
         itemCollection.debug = options.debug && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
@@ -342,8 +347,10 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         options.withRelated = _.union(options.withRelated, options.include);
 
         // Ensure only valid fields/columns are added to query
+        // and append default columns to fetch
         if (options.columns) {
             options.columns = _.intersection(options.columns, this.prototype.permittedAttributes());
+            options.columns = _.union(options.columns, this.prototype.defaultColumnsToFetch());
         }
 
         if (options.order) {
@@ -355,13 +362,18 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         }
 
         return itemCollection.fetchPage(options).then(function formatResponse(response) {
-            var data = {};
+            var data   = {},
+                models = [];
+
+            options.columns = requestedColumns;
+            models = response.collection.toJSON(options);
 
             // re-add any computed properties that were stripped out before the call to fetchPage
-            options.columns = allColumns;
-            data[tableName] = response.collection.toJSON(options);
+            // pick only requested before returning JSON
+            data[tableName] = _.map(models, function transform(model) {
+                return options.columns ? _.pick(model, options.columns) : model;
+            });
             data.meta = {pagination: response.pagination};
-
             return data;
         });
     },
diff --git a/core/server/models/post.js b/core/server/models/post.js
index dbe13c007d..49d016c6bc 100644
--- a/core/server/models/post.js
+++ b/core/server/models/post.js
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ Post = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         return this.morphMany('AppField', 'relatable');
     },
 
+    defaultColumnsToFetch: function defaultColumnsToFetch() {
+        return ['id', 'published_at', 'slug', 'author_id'];
+    },
+
     toJSON: function toJSON(options) {
         options = options || {};
 
diff --git a/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js b/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
index 491ff7786c..001011d020 100644
--- a/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/integration/api/api_posts_spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var Promise       = require('bluebird'),
     should        = require('should'),
     _             = require('lodash'),
     testUtils     = require('../../utils'),
+    configUtils   = require('../../utils/configUtils'),
     errors        = require('../../../server/errors'),
     db            = require('../../../server/data/db'),
     models        = require('../../../server/models'),
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ describe('Post API', function () {
     should.exist(PostAPI);
 
     describe('Browse', function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            configUtils.set({theme: {
+                permalinks: '/:slug/'
+            }});
+        });
+
+        afterEach(function () {
+            configUtils.restore();
+        });
+
         it('can fetch all posts with internal context in correct order', function (done) {
             PostAPI.browse({context: {internal: true}}).then(function (results) {
                 should.exist(results.posts);
@@ -359,6 +370,18 @@ describe('Post API', function () {
             }).catch(done);
         });
 
+        it('with context.user can fetch url and author fields', function (done) {
+            PostAPI.browse({context: {user: 1}, status: 'all', limit: 5}).then(function (results) {
+                should.exist(results.posts);
+
+                should.exist(results.posts[0].url);
+                should.notEqual(results.posts[0].url, 'undefined');
+                should.exist(results.posts[0].author);
+
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+
         it('with context.user can fetch multiple fields and be case insensitive', function (done) {
             PostAPI.browse({context: {user: 1}, status: 'all', limit: 5, fields: 'Slug,Published_At'}).then(function (results) {
                 should.exist(results.posts);