diff --git a/app/models/MetricPoint.php b/app/models/MetricPoint.php
index 799fceb7..73c7f688 100644
--- a/app/models/MetricPoint.php
+++ b/app/models/MetricPoint.php
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 class MetricPoint extends Eloquent {
-
+    /**
+     * A metric point belongs to a metric unit.
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function metric() {
+        return $this->belongsTo('Metric', 'id', 'metric_id');
+    }
 }