diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 0b214b872..7d3ae6a6d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ class ListField(Field):
         """
         if html.is_html_input(data):
             data = html.parse_html_list(data)
-        if isinstance(data, type('')) or not hasattr(data, '__iter__'):
+        if isinstance(data, type('')) or isinstance(data, collections.Mapping) or not hasattr(data, '__iter__'):
             self.fail('not_a_list', input_type=type(data).__name__)
         if not self.allow_empty and len(data) == 0:
             self.fail('empty')
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 104337627..8d3bef106 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -1437,7 +1437,8 @@ class TestListField(FieldValues):
     ]
     invalid_inputs = [
         ('not a list', ['Expected a list of items but got type "str".']),
-        ([1, 2, 'error'], ['A valid integer is required.'])
+        ([1, 2, 'error'], ['A valid integer is required.']),
+        ({'one': 'two'}, ['Expected a list of items but got type "dict".'])
     ]
     outputs = [
         ([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]),
@@ -1454,6 +1455,14 @@ class TestListField(FieldValues):
             "Remove `source=` from the field declaration."
         )
 
+    def test_collection_types_are_invalid_input(self):
+        field = serializers.ListField(child=serializers.CharField())
+        input_value = ({'one': 'two'})
+
+        with pytest.raises(serializers.ValidationError) as exc_info:
+            field.to_internal_value(input_value)
+        assert exc_info.value.detail == ['Expected a list of items but got type "dict".']
+
 
 class TestEmptyListField(FieldValues):
     """