diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_throttling.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_throttling.py
index 19bc691ae..41bff6926 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_throttling.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_throttling.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
-from rest_framework.throttling import UserRateThrottle, ScopedRateThrottle
+from rest_framework.throttling import BaseThrottle, UserRateThrottle, ScopedRateThrottle
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ class User3MinRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
     scope = 'minutes'
 
 
+class NonTimeThrottle(BaseThrottle):
+    def allow_request(self, request, view):
+        if not hasattr(self.__class__, 'called'):
+            self.__class__.called = True
+            return True
+        return False 
+
+
 class MockView(APIView):
     throttle_classes = (User3SecRateThrottle,)
 
@@ -35,6 +43,13 @@ class MockView_MinuteThrottling(APIView):
         return Response('foo')
 
 
+class MockView_NonTimeThrottling(APIView):
+    throttle_classes = (NonTimeThrottle,)
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return Response('foo')
+
+
 class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         """
@@ -140,6 +155,22 @@ class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
           (80, None)
          ))
 
+    def test_non_time_throttle(self):
+        """
+        Ensure for second based throttles.
+        """
+        request = self.factory.get('/')
+
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(MockView_NonTimeThrottling.throttle_classes[0], 'called'))
+
+        response = MockView_NonTimeThrottling.as_view()(request)
+        self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response)
+
+        self.assertTrue(MockView_NonTimeThrottling.throttle_classes[0].called)
+
+        response = MockView_NonTimeThrottling.as_view()(request)
+        self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response) 
+
 
 class ScopedRateThrottleTests(TestCase):
     """
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 37bba7f02..d51233a93 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class APIView(View):
         Handle any exception that occurs, by returning an appropriate response,
         or re-raising the error.
         """
-        if isinstance(exc, exceptions.Throttled):
+        if isinstance(exc, exceptions.Throttled) and exc.wait is not None:
             # Throttle wait header
             self.headers['X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds'] = '%d' % exc.wait