diff --git a/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/iiif_service.rb b/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/iiif_service.rb
index 39d4d19..34ee69b 100644
--- a/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/iiif_service.rb
+++ b/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/iiif_service.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def rendering=(rendering)
         end
 
         def rights=(rights)
-          inner_hash['rights'] = rights
+          inner_hash['rights'] = Array(rights).first
         end
 
         def homepage=(homepage)
diff --git a/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/record_property_builder.rb b/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/record_property_builder.rb
index b4fea4d..83d6e75 100644
--- a/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/record_property_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_builder/record_property_builder.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def setup_manifest_from_record(manifest, record)
           manifest['id'] = record.manifest_url.to_s
           manifest.label = ManifestBuilder.language_map(record.to_s) if record.to_s.present?
           manifest.summary = ManifestBuilder.language_map(record.description) if record.try(:description).present?
+          manifest.rights = record.rights_statement if record.try(:rights_statement).present?
           manifest.behavior = viewing_hint if viewing_hint.present?
           manifest.metadata = metadata_from_record(record) if metadata_from_record(record).present?
           manifest.viewing_direction = viewing_direction if viewing_direction.present?
diff --git a/spec/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_factory_spec.rb b/spec/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_factory_spec.rb
index 4ea8a66..f0830ba 100644
--- a/spec/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_factory_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/iiif_manifest/v3/manifest_factory_spec.rb
@@ -254,6 +254,28 @@ def sequence_rendering
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when there are no rights on the presenter' do
+      it 'does not have a rights element' do
+        allow(book_presenter).to receive(:rights_statement).and_return(nil)
+        expect(result.key?('rights')).to be false
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when there are a rights on the presenter' do
+      it 'does have a rights element as a String' do
+        allow(book_presenter).to receive(:rights_statement).and_return('the rights')
+        expect(result['rights'].class).to eq String
+      end
+
+      context 'when the rights on the presenter is an Array' do
+        it 'still has a rights element as a String' do
+          allow(book_presenter).to receive(:rights_statement).and_return(['the rights'])
+          expect(result['rights'].class).not_to eq Array
+          expect(result['rights'].class).to eq String
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when there is no manifest_metadata method' do
       let(:file_presenter) { DisplayImagePresenter.new }