diff --git a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/Album.java b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/Album.java
index d74f635ca..2781e9cc2 100644
--- a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/Album.java
+++ b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/Album.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class Album extends FacebookObject {
 
 	private int count;
 
-	private String coverPhoto;
+	private Photo coverPhoto;
 
 	private Date createdTime;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public class Album extends FacebookObject {
 
 	private Date updatedTime;
 	
+	private Date backdatedTime;
+	
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ public int getCount() {
 	 * The ID of the Photo object that is the cover photo for the album.
 	 * @return A Photo object ID or null if the album does not have a cover photo
 	 */
-	public String getCoverPhoto() {
+	public Photo getCoverPhoto() {
 		return coverPhoto;
 	}
 
@@ -112,6 +114,10 @@ public Date getUpdatedTime() {
 		return updatedTime;
 	}
 	
+	public Date getBackdatedTime() {
+		return backdatedTime;
+	}
+	
 	public static enum Type { APP, COVER, PROFILE, MOBILE, WALL, NORMAL, ALBUM, UNKNOWN }
 	
 	public static enum Privacy { EVERYONE, FRIENDS_OF_FRIENDS, FRIENDS, CUSTOM } 
diff --git a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/GraphApi.java b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/GraphApi.java
index 7f717849a..5c54a366c 100644
--- a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/GraphApi.java
+++ b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/GraphApi.java
@@ -162,6 +162,6 @@ public interface GraphApi {
 	 */
 	String getApplicationNamespace();
 	
-	static final String GRAPH_API_URL = "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.3/";
+	static final String GRAPH_API_URL = "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.4/";
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/MediaTemplate.java b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/MediaTemplate.java
index 4fb2423de..3d66cf709 100644
--- a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/MediaTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/MediaTemplate.java
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ public PagedList<Album> getAlbums(String userId) {
 		return getAlbums(userId, new PagingParameters(25, 0, null, null));
 	}
 	
-	public PagedList<Album> getAlbums(String userId, PagingParameters pagedListParameters) {
-		return graphApi.fetchConnections(userId, "albums", Album.class, getPagingParameters(pagedListParameters));
+	public PagedList<Album> getAlbums(String userId, PagingParameters pagingParameters) {
+		return graphApi.fetchConnections(userId, "albums", Album.class, pagingParameters.toMap(), ALBUM_FIELDS);
 	}
 
 	public Album getAlbum(String albumId) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public PagedList<Photo> getPhotos(String objectId) {
 	}
 	
 	public PagedList<Photo> getPhotos(String objectId, PagingParameters pagedListParameters) {
-		return graphApi.fetchConnections(objectId, "photos", Photo.class, getPagingParameters(pagedListParameters));
+		return graphApi.fetchConnections(objectId, "photos", Photo.class, getPagingParameters(pagedListParameters), PHOTO_FIELDS);
 	}
 	
 	public Photo getPhoto(String photoId) {
@@ -175,4 +175,7 @@ public void tagVideo(String videoId, String userId) {
 		data.add("tag_uid", userId);
 		graphApi.publish(videoId, "tags", data);
 	}
+	
+	private static final String PHOTO_FIELDS = "id,album,backdated_time,backdated_time_granularity,created_time,from,height,icon,images,link,name,page_story_id,place,picture,source,tags,updated_time,width";
+	private static final String ALBUM_FIELDS = "id,can_upload,count,cover_photo{" + PHOTO_FIELDS + "},created_time,from,link,name,privacy,type,updated_time,likes,comments,backdated_time";
 }
diff --git a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/json/AlbumMixin.java b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/json/AlbumMixin.java
index 4ba881ef7..feb6339a7 100644
--- a/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/json/AlbumMixin.java
+++ b/spring-social-facebook/src/main/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/impl/json/AlbumMixin.java
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ abstract class AlbumMixin extends FacebookObjectMixin {
 	@JsonProperty("updated_time")
 	Date updatedTime;
 	
+	@JsonProperty("backdated_time")
+	Date backdatedTime;
+	
 	private static class TypeDeserializer extends JsonDeserializer<Type> {
 		@Override
 		public Type deserialize(JsonParser jp, DeserializationContext ctxt)
diff --git a/spring-social-facebook/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/MediaTemplateTest.java b/spring-social-facebook/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/MediaTemplateTest.java
index 95402697f..c946d2286 100644
--- a/spring-social-facebook/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/MediaTemplateTest.java
+++ b/spring-social-facebook/src/test/java/org/springframework/social/facebook/api/MediaTemplateTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class MediaTemplateTest extends AbstractFacebookApiTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAlbums() {
-		mockServer.expect(requestTo(fbUrl("me/albums?offset=0&limit=25")))
+		mockServer.expect(requestTo(fbUrl("me/albums?limit=25&offset=0&fields=id%2Ccan_upload%2Ccount%2Ccover_photo%2Ccreated_time%2Cfrom%2Clink%2Cname%2Cprivacy%2Ctype%2Cupdated_time%2Clikes%2Ccomments%2Cbackdated_time")))
 			.andExpect(method(GET))
 			.andExpect(header("Authorization", "OAuth someAccessToken"))
 			.andRespond(withSuccess(jsonResource("albums"), MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public void getAlbums() {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAlbums_forSpecificUser() {
-		mockServer.expect(requestTo(fbUrl("192837465/albums?offset=0&limit=25")))
+		mockServer.expect(requestTo(fbUrl("192837465/albums?limit=25&offset=0&fields=id%2Ccan_upload%2Ccount%2Ccover_photo%2Ccreated_time%2Cfrom%2Clink%2Cname%2Cprivacy%2Ctype%2Cupdated_time%2Clikes%2Ccomments%2Cbackdated_time")))
 			.andExpect(method(GET))
 			.andExpect(header("Authorization", "OAuth someAccessToken"))
 			.andRespond(withSuccess(jsonResource("albums"), MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));