diff --git a/djangorestframework/response.py b/djangorestframework/response.py
index be2c3ebe4..a352531f8 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/response.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/response.py
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
         if renderers is not None:
             self.renderers = renderers
 
+    def render(self):
+        #TODO: see ImmediateResponse
+        try:
+            return super(Response, self).render()
+        except ImmediateResponse as response:
+            response.renderers = self.renderers
+            return response.render()
+
     @property
     def rendered_content(self):
         """
@@ -166,6 +174,18 @@ class ImmediateResponse(Response, Exception):
     """
     A subclass of :class:`Response` used to abort the current request handling.
     """
+    #TODO: this is just a temporary fix, the whole rendering/support for ImmediateResponse, should be remade : see issue #163
+
+    def render(self):
+        try:
+            return super(Response, self).render()
+        except ImmediateResponse as exc:
+            renderer, media_type = self._determine_renderer()
+            self.renderers.remove(renderer)
+            if len(self.renderers) == 0:
+                raise RuntimeError('Caught an ImmediateResponse while '\
+                    'trying to render an ImmediateResponse')
+            return self.render()
 
     def __str__(self):
         """
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/mixins.py b/djangorestframework/tests/mixins.py
index 85c95d61c..25c57bd6e 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/mixins.py
@@ -281,6 +281,6 @@ class TestPagination(TestCase):
         paginated URLs. So page 1 should contain ?page=2, not ?page=1&page=2 """
         request = self.req.get('/paginator/?page=1')
         response = MockPaginatorView.as_view()(request)
-        content = json.loads(response.content)
+        content = response.raw_content
         self.assertTrue('page=2' in content['next'])
         self.assertFalse('page=1' in content['next'])
diff --git a/djangorestframework/tests/response.py b/djangorestframework/tests/response.py
index 956036801..ccf6de345 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/tests/response.py
+++ b/djangorestframework/tests/response.py
@@ -95,21 +95,56 @@ class TestResponseDetermineRenderer(TestCase):
 
 class TestResponseRenderContent(TestCase):
     
-    def get_response(self, url='', accept_list=[], content=None):
+    def get_response(self, url='', accept_list=[], content=None, 
+                                    renderer_classes=DEFAULT_RENDERERS):
+        accept_list = accept_list[0:]
         request = RequestFactory().get(url, HTTP_ACCEPT=','.join(accept_list))
-        return Response(request=request, content=content, renderers=[r() for r in DEFAULT_RENDERERS])
+        return Response(request=request, content=content, 
+                        renderers=[r() for r in renderer_classes])
 
     def test_render(self):
         """
-        Test rendering simple data to json.  
+        Test rendering simple data to json.
         """
         content = {'a': 1, 'b': [1, 2, 3]}
         content_type = 'application/json'
         response = self.get_response(accept_list=[content_type], content=content)
-        response.render()
+        response = response.render()
         self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content), content)
         self.assertEqual(response['Content-Type'], content_type)
 
+    def test_render_no_renderer(self):
+        """
+        Test rendering response when no renderer can satisfy accept.
+        """
+        content = 'bla'
+        content_type = 'weirdcontenttype'
+        response = self.get_response(accept_list=[content_type], content=content)
+        response = response.render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 406)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.content)
+
+    def test_render_renderer_raises_ImmediateResponse(self):
+        """
+        Test rendering response when renderer raises ImmediateResponse
+        """
+        class PickyJSONRenderer(BaseRenderer):
+            """
+            A renderer that doesn't make much sense, just to try
+            out raising an ImmediateResponse 
+            """
+            media_type = 'application/json'
+            def render(self, obj=None, media_type=None):
+                raise ImmediateResponse({'error': '!!!'}, status=400)
+
+        response = self.get_response(
+            accept_list=['application/json'],
+            renderer_classes=[PickyJSONRenderer, JSONRenderer]
+        )
+        response = response.render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, json.dumps({'error': '!!!'}))
+
 
 DUMMYSTATUS = status.HTTP_200_OK
 DUMMYCONTENT = 'dummycontent'