diff --git a/docs/topics/credits.md b/docs/topics/credits.md
index 22d08df7a..8e71c937a 100644
--- a/docs/topics/credits.md
+++ b/docs/topics/credits.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ The following people have helped make REST framework great.
 * Toni Michel - [tonimichel]
 * Ben Konrath - [benkonrath]
 * Marc Aymerich - [glic3rinu]
+* Ludwig Kraatz - [ludwigkraatz]
 
 Many thanks to everyone who's contributed to the project.
 
@@ -153,3 +154,4 @@ To contact the author directly:
 [tonimichel]: https://github.com/tonimichel
 [benkonrath]: https://github.com/benkonrath
 [glic3rinu]: https://github.com/glic3rinu
+[ludwigkraatz]: https://github.com/ludwigkraatz
diff --git a/rest_framework/mixins.py b/rest_framework/mixins.py
index c3625a88e..cd104a7c9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/mixins.py
+++ b/rest_framework/mixins.py
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ class CreateModelMixin(object):
         if serializer.is_valid():
             self.pre_save(serializer.object)
             self.object = serializer.save()
-            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+            headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
+            return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, headers=headers)
         return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-
+    
+    def get_success_headers(self, data):
+        if 'url' in data:
+            return {'Location': data.get('url')}
+        else:
+            return {}
+    
     def pre_save(self, obj):
         pass
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/response.py b/rest_framework/response.py
index 0bd6c65d7..be78c43ae 100644
--- a/rest_framework/response.py
+++ b/rest_framework/response.py
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
         """
         super(Response, self).__init__(None, status=status)
         self.data = data
-        self.headers = headers and headers[:] or []
         self.template_name = template_name
         self.exception = exception
+        
+        if headers:
+            for name,value in headers.iteritems():
+                self[name] = value
 
     @property
     def rendered_content(self):
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py b/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
index 5ab850afa..d7effce70 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ factory = RequestFactory()
 
 
 class BlogPostCommentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(view_name='blogpostcomment-detail')
     text = serializers.CharField()
     blog_post_url = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(source='blog_post', view_name='blogpost-detail')
 
     class Meta:
         model = BlogPostComment
-        fields = ('text', 'blog_post_url')
+        fields = ('text', 'blog_post_url', 'url')
 
 
 class PhotoSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ class BlogPostCommentListCreate(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     model = BlogPostComment
     serializer_class = BlogPostCommentSerializer
 
+class BlogPostCommentDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
+    model = BlogPostComment
+    serializer_class = BlogPostCommentSerializer
 
 class BlogPostDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     model = BlogPost
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^manytomany/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', ManyToManyDetail.as_view(), name='manytomanymodel-detail'),
     url(r'^posts/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', BlogPostDetail.as_view(), name='blogpost-detail'),
     url(r'^comments/$', BlogPostCommentListCreate.as_view(), name='blogpostcomment-list'),
+    url(r'^comments/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', BlogPostCommentDetail.as_view(), name='blogpostcomment-detail'),
     url(r'^albums/(?P<title>\w[\w-]*)/$', AlbumDetail.as_view(), name='album-detail'),
     url(r'^photos/$', PhotoListCreate.as_view(), name='photo-list'),
     url(r'^optionalrelation/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', OptionalRelationDetail.as_view(), name='optionalrelationmodel-detail'),
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@ class TestCreateWithForeignKeys(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/comments/', data=data)
         response = self.create_view(request).render()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], 'http://testserver/comments/1/')
         self.assertEqual(self.post.blogpostcomment_set.count(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.post.blogpostcomment_set.all()[0].text, 'A test comment')
 
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ class TestCreateWithForeignKeysAndCustomSlug(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/photos/', data=data)
         response = self.list_create_view(request).render()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertNotIn('Location', response, msg='Location should only be included if there is a "url" field on the serializer')
         self.assertEqual(self.post.photo_set.count(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.post.photo_set.all()[0].description, 'A test photo')
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py b/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
index 0b94c25ba..4b98b9414 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
             if expect is not None:
                 self.assertEquals(response['X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds'], expect)
             else:
-                self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response.headers)
+                self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response)
 
     def test_seconds_fields(self):
         """