diff --git a/addon/adapters/application.js b/addon/adapters/application.js
index 720d92f..e03746a 100644
--- a/addon/adapters/application.js
+++ b/addon/adapters/application.js
@@ -32,11 +32,22 @@ export default Ember.Object.extend(FetchMixin, Evented, {
   /**
     The url for the entity, e.g. /posts or /api/v1/posts
 
+    defaults to config.APP.API_HOST/config.APP.API_PATH/pluralize(type) if
+    not set explicitly.
+
     @property url
     @type String
     @required
   */
-  url: null,
+  url: Ember.computed('type', {
+    get() {
+      const config = this.container.lookupFactory('config:environment');
+      const enclosingSlashes = /^\/|\/$/g;
+      const host = config.APP.API_HOST.replace(enclosingSlashes, '');
+      const path = config.APP.API_PATH.replace(enclosingSlashes, '');
+      return [host, path, pluralize(this.get('type'))].join('/');
+    }
+  }),
 
   /**
     Find resource(s) using an id or a using a query `{id: '', query: {}}`
diff --git a/addon/mixins/adapter-api-host-proxy.js b/addon/mixins/adapter-api-host-proxy.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d729f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/mixins/adapter-api-host-proxy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+  @module ember-jsonapi-resources
+  @submodule adapter-api-host-proxy-mixin
+**/
+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+/**
+  Mixin to provide url rewrite for proxied api. Mostly used as example.
+
+  @class AdapterApiHostProxyMixin
+  @static
+*/
+export default Ember.Mixin.create({
+	fetchUrl: function(url) {
+    const config = this.container.lookupFactory('config:environment');
+    const proxy  = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
+    const host   = config.APP.API_HOST;
+    if (proxy && host) {
+      url = url.replace(host, proxy);
+    }
+    return url;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/blueprints/jsonapi-adapter/files/__root__/__path__/__name__.js b/blueprints/jsonapi-adapter/files/__root__/__path__/__name__.js
index 446aeca..641bc11 100644
--- a/blueprints/jsonapi-adapter/files/__root__/__path__/__name__.js
+++ b/blueprints/jsonapi-adapter/files/__root__/__path__/__name__.js
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ import config from '../config/environment';
 export default <%= baseClass %>.extend({
   type: '<%= entity %>',
 
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/<%= resource %>',
-
-  /*fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }*/
+  /*
+   * url: full url/path to API endpoint for this resource.
+   *
+   * This property is optional, as the application adapter provides a sane
+   * default combining config.APP.API_HOST, config.APP.API_PATH and type
+   * through Ember computed properties. This is faster however, and provides
+   * easy customization per adapter.
+   *
+   * Url is always fetched through #fetchUrl method to provide runtime
+   * manipulation of the url, either per adapter or application-wide on the
+   * application adapter. See AdapterApiHostProxyMixin for an example.
+   */
+  url: [config.APP.API_HOST, config.APP.API_PATH, '<%= resource %>'].join('/')
 });
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/polymorphic-test.js b/tests/acceptance/polymorphic-test.js
index 3b08347..ace7647 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/polymorphic-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/polymorphic-test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import pictures1ImageableMock from 'fixtures/api/pictures/1/imageable';
 import pictures5Mock from 'fixtures/api/pictures/5';
 import pictures5ImageableMock from 'fixtures/api/pictures/5/imageable';
 
+import config from '../../config/environment';
+
 module('Acceptance | polymorphic', {
   beforeEach: function() {
     this.sandbox = window.sinon.sandbox.create();
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ module('Acceptance | polymorphic', {
 
 test('visiting /pictures list', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(6);
-  setupFetchResonses(this.sandbox);
+  setupFetchResponses(this.sandbox);
 
   visit('/pictures');
   andThen(function() {
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ test('visiting /pictures list', function(assert) {
 
 test('visiting /pictures/1, picture with an (imageable) product relation', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(3);
-  setupFetchResonses(this.sandbox);
+  setupFetchResponses(this.sandbox);
 
   visit('/pictures/1');
   andThen(function() {
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ test('visiting /pictures/1, picture with an (imageable) product relation', funct
 
 test('visiting /pictures/5, picture with an (imageable) employee relation', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(3);
-  setupFetchResonses(this.sandbox);
+  setupFetchResponses(this.sandbox);
 
   visit('/pictures/5');
   andThen(function() {
@@ -68,27 +70,28 @@ test('visiting /pictures/5, picture with an (imageable) employee relation', func
 });
 
 
-function setupFetchResonses(sandbox) {
+function setupFetchResponses(sandbox) {
+  const apiUrl = [config.APP.API_HOST, config.APP.API_PATH].join('/');
   sandbox.stub(window, 'fetch', function (url) {
     let resp;
     switch(url) {
-      case 'api/v1/pictures?sort=id&include=imageable':
+      case [apiUrl, 'pictures?sort=id&include=imageable'].join('/'):
         resp = picturesMockResponse();
         break;
-      case 'api/v1/pictures/1':
+      case [apiUrl, 'pictures/1'].join('/'):
         resp = pictures1MockResponse();
         break;
-      case '/api/v1/pictures/1/imageable':
+      case [apiUrl, 'pictures/1/imageable'].join('/'):
         resp = pictures1ImageableMockResponse();
         break;
-      case 'api/v1/pictures/5':
+      case [apiUrl, 'pictures/5'].join('/'):
         resp = pictures5MockResponse();
         break;
-      case '/api/v1/pictures/5/imageable':
+      case [apiUrl, 'pictures/5/imageable'].join('/'):
         resp = pictures5ImageableMockResponse();
         break;
       default:
-        throw('no mocked fetch reponse for request');
+        throw('no mocked fetch reponse for request: ' + url);
     }
     return resp;
   });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/author.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/author.js
index 7aaaf9e..7a32f25 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/author.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/author.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'author',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/authors',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'author'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/comment.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/comment.js
index aae57e6..20b8def 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/comment.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/comment.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'comment',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/comments',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'comment'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/commenter.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/commenter.js
index fcf1aaf..2f8c747 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/commenter.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/commenter.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'commenter',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/commenters',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'commenter'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/employee.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/employee.js
index 3231dd9..6193646 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/employee.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/employee.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'employee',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/employees',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'employee'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/imageable.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/imageable.js
index 710697d..38a9732 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/imageable.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/imageable.js
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
-//import { pluralize } from 'ember-inflector';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
   type: 'imageable',
 
   url: null,
 
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  },
-
   find() {},
   findOne() {},
   findQuery() {},
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/picture.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/picture.js
index b803c8d..295e5ca 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/picture.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/picture.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'picture',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/pictures',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'picture'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/post.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/post.js
index 40f3d5b..9d6acc1 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/post.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/post.js
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 import AuthorizationMixin from '../mixins/authorization';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend(AuthorizationMixin, {
-  type: 'post',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/posts',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'post'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/product.js b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/product.js
index 2c5d5b9..499b327 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/adapters/product.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/adapters/product.js
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default ApplicationAdapter.extend({
-  type: 'product',
-
-  url: config.APP.API_PATH + '/products',
-
-  fetchUrl: function(url) {
-    const proxy = config.APP.API_HOST_PROXY;
-    const host = config.APP.API_HOST;
-    if (proxy && host) {
-      url = url.replace(proxy, host);
-    }
-    return url;
-  }
+  type: 'product'
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/config/environment.js b/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
index 8c04527..e6f6d66 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/config/environment.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
     APP: {
       // Here you can pass flags/options to your application instance
       // when it is created
-      API_HOST: '/',
-      API_HOST_PROXY: 'http://api.pixelhandler.com/',
+      API_HOST: 'http://api.pixelhandler.com',
       API_PATH: 'api/v1',
     },
     contentSecurityPolicy: {
diff --git a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
index 63c1852..a86578b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/adapters/application-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
 import Adapter from 'ember-jsonapi-resources/adapters/application';
+import AdapterApiHostProxyMixin from 'ember-jsonapi-resources/mixins/adapter-api-host-proxy';
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import RSVP from 'rsvp';
 import { setup, teardown, mockServices } from 'dummy/tests/helpers/resources';
@@ -28,6 +29,54 @@ moduleFor('adapter:application', 'Unit | Adapter | application', {
   }
 });
 
+test('adapter has sane default url', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+  this.registry.register('config:environment', {
+    APP: {
+      API_HOST: 'http://api.pixelhandler.com',
+      API_PATH: 'api/v1'
+    }
+  });
+  const adapter = this.subject({type: 'posts'});
+  assert.equal(adapter.get('url'), 'http://api.pixelhandler.com/api/v1/posts');
+});
+
+test('adapter default url handles enclosing slashes in config', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+  this.registry.register('config:environment', {
+    APP: {
+      API_HOST: 'http://api.pixelhandler.com/',
+      API_PATH: '/api/v1/'
+    }
+  });
+  const adapter = this.subject({type: 'posts'});
+  assert.equal(adapter.get('url'), 'http://api.pixelhandler.com/api/v1/posts');
+});
+
+test('adapter allows custom url', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+  const adapter = this.subject({type: 'posts', url: 'http://example.com/posts'});
+  assert.equal(adapter.get('url'), 'http://example.com/posts');
+});
+
+test('adapter with ApiHostProxyMixin rewrites API_HOST to API_HOST_PROXY', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(2);
+  const host  = 'http://api.pixelhandler.com';
+  const proxy = 'http://localhost:3000';
+  this.registry.register('config:environment', {
+    APP: {
+      API_HOST: host,
+      API_HOST_PROXY: proxy,
+      API_PATH: 'api/v1/',
+    }
+  });
+  this.registry.register('service:posts', Adapter.extend(AdapterApiHostProxyMixin, {type: 'posts'}));
+  const service = this.container.lookup('service:posts');
+  const url     = service.get('url');
+  assert.equal(url, 'http://api.pixelhandler.com/api/v1/posts', 'non-proxied-url ok');
+  assert.equal(service.fetchUrl(url), url.replace(host, proxy), 'API_HOST_PROXY replaced API_HOST through in fetchUrl');
+});
+
 test('#find calls #findOne when options arg is a string', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(3);
   const done = assert.async();