diff --git a/app/models/enterprise_relationship.rb b/app/models/enterprise_relationship.rb
index ff2c1fe3fa..600ef87f11 100644
--- a/app/models/enterprise_relationship.rb
+++ b/app/models/enterprise_relationship.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class EnterpriseRelationship < ActiveRecord::Base
   }
 
   scope :permitting, ->(enterprises) { where('child_id IN (?)', enterprises) }
+  scope :permitted_by, ->(enterprises) { where('parent_id IN (?)', enterprises) }
 
   scope :with_permission, ->(permission) {
     joins(:permissions).
diff --git a/spec/models/enterprise_relationship_spec.rb b/spec/models/enterprise_relationship_spec.rb
index 3a6c48e891..e87c204037 100644
--- a/spec/models/enterprise_relationship_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/enterprise_relationship_spec.rb
@@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ describe EnterpriseRelationship do
       end
     end
 
-    it "finds relationships that grant permissions to some enterprises" do
-      er1 = create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e2, child: e1)
-      er2 = create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e3, child: e2)
-      er3 = create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e1, child: e3)
+    describe "finding by permission" do
+      let!(:er1) { create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e2, child: e1) }
+      let!(:er2) { create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e3, child: e2) }
+      let!(:er3) { create(:enterprise_relationship, parent: e1, child: e3) }
 
-      EnterpriseRelationship.permitting([e1, e2]).sort.should == [er1, er2]
+      it "finds relationships that grant permissions to some enterprises" do
+        EnterpriseRelationship.permitting([e1, e2]).sort.should == [er1, er2].sort
+      end
+
+      it "finds relationships that are granted by particular enterprises" do
+        EnterpriseRelationship.permitted_by([e1, e2]).sort.should == [er1, er3].sort
+      end
     end
 
     it "finds relationships that grant a particular permission" do