diff --git a/beets/attachments.py b/beets/attachments.py
index f88216034..a49bcbf8c 100644
--- a/beets/attachments.py
+++ b/beets/attachments.py
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ from beets import dbcore
 from beets.dbcore.query import Query, AndQuery
 
 
+def ref_type(entity):
+    # FIXME prevents circular dependency
+    from beets.library import Item, Album
+    if isinstance(entity, Item):
+        return 'item'
+    elif isinstance(entity, Album):
+        return 'album'
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('{} must be a Item or Album'.format(entity))
+
+
 class Attachment(dbcore.db.Model):
     """Represents an attachment in the database.
 
@@ -62,15 +73,7 @@ class Attachment(dbcore.db.Model):
         """Set the `ref` and `ref_type` properties so that
         `self.entity == entity`.
         """
-        # FIXME prevents circular dependency
-        from beets.library import Item, Album
-        if isinstance(entity, Item):
-            self.ref_type = 'item'
-        elif isinstance(entity, Album):
-            self.ref_type = 'album'
-        else:
-            raise ValueError('{} must be a Item or Album'.format(entity))
-
+        self.ref_type = ref_type(entity)
         if not entity.id:
             raise ValueError('{} must have an id', format(entity))
         self.ref = entity.id
@@ -297,14 +300,27 @@ class AttachmentCommand(ArgumentParser):
         pass
 
 
+class AttachmentRefQuery(Query):
+
+    def __init__(self, entity):
+        self.entity = entity
+
+    def clause(self):
+        return ('(ref = ? AND ref_type = ?)',
+                (self.entity.id, ref_type(self.entity)))
+
+    def match(self, attachment):
+        return attachment.entity == self.entity
+
+
 class AttachmentEntityQuery(Query):
 
-    def __init__(self, query):
-        self.query = query
+    def __init__(self, entity_query):
+        self.query = entity_query
 
     def match(self, attachment):
         if self.query is not None:
-            return self.query.match(attachment.entity)
+            return self.query.match(attachment.query)
         else:
             return True
 
@@ -314,5 +330,4 @@ class LibModelMixin(object):
     """
 
     def attachments(self):
-        # TODO implement
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        return self._db._fetch(Attachment, AttachmentRefQuery(self))
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 7b46c1f77..79f912a02 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from beets.util.functemplate import Template
 from beets import dbcore
 from beets.dbcore import types
 import beets
+from beets import attachments
 from beets.attachments import Attachment
 
 log = logging.getLogger('beets')
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ class WriteError(FileOperationError):
 
 # Item and Album model classes.
 
-class LibModel(dbcore.Model):
+class LibModel(dbcore.Model, attachments.LibModelMixin):
     """Shared concrete functionality for Items and Albums.
     """
     _bytes_keys = ('path', 'artpath')
diff --git a/test/test_attachments.py b/test/test_attachments.py
index 1d8045f30..62069228d 100644
--- a/test/test_attachments.py
+++ b/test/test_attachments.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from _common import unittest
 
 from beets.attachments import AttachmentFactory
-from beets.library import Library, Album
+from beets.library import Library, Album, Item
 
 
 class AttachmentFactoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -58,6 +58,35 @@ class AttachmentFactoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(attachment.type, 'atype')
 
 
+class EntityAttachmentsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.lib = Library(':memory:')
+        self.factory = AttachmentFactory(self.lib)
+
+    def test_all_item_attachments(self):
+        item = Item()
+        item.add(self.lib)
+
+        attachment = self.factory.create('/path/to/attachment',
+                                         'coverart', item)
+        attachment.add()
+
+        self.assertItemsEqual(map(lambda a: a.id, item.attachments()),
+                              [attachment.id])
+
+    def test_all_album_attachments(self):
+        album = Album()
+        album.add(self.lib)
+
+        attachment = self.factory.create('/path/to/attachment',
+                                         'coverart', album)
+        attachment.add()
+
+        self.assertItemsEqual(map(lambda a: a.id, album.attachments()),
+                              [attachment.id])
+
+
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromName(__name__)