diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 97b60a004..1dd666a3c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class HyperlinkedRelatedField(RelatedField):
         view_namespace = self.view_namespace or getattr(self.parent.opts, 'view_namespace', None)
         view_name = self.view_name
         if view_namespace:
-            view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name':view_name}
+            view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)s' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name': view_name}
             
         request = self.context.get('request', None)
         format = self.format or self.context.get('format', None)
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class HyperlinkedIdentityField(Field):
         view_namespace = self.view_namespace or getattr(self.parent.opts, 'view_namespace', None)
         view_name = self.view_name
         if view_namespace:
-            view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name':view_name}
+            view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)s' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name': view_name}
         
         kwargs = {self.pk_url_kwarg: obj.pk}
         try:
diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index dd8dfcf8d..736af752b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
 
         if serializer_class is None:
             class DefaultSerializer(self.model_serializer_class):
-                class Meta:
+                class Meta(self.model_serializer_class.Meta):
                     model = self.model
             serializer_class = DefaultSerializer
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py b/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
index d7effce70..b91628804 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/hyperlinkedserializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url, include
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework import generics, status, serializers
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ class ManyToManyDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     model = ManyToManyModel
     model_serializer_class = serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer
 
+class NamespacedManyToManySerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        view_namespace = 'namespacetests'
+
+class NamespacedManyToManyDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
+    model = ManyToManyModel
+    model_serializer_class = NamespacedManyToManySerializer
 
 class BlogPostCommentListCreate(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     model = BlogPostComment
@@ -76,7 +83,13 @@ class OptionalRelationDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     model_serializer_class = serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer
 
 
+anchor_urls = patterns('',
+    url(r'^(?P<pk>\d+)/$', AnchorDetail.as_view(), name='anchor-detail'),
+    url(r'^manytomany/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', NamespacedManyToManyDetail.as_view(), name='manytomanymodel-detail'),   
+)
+
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    url(r'^other/namespace/', include(anchor_urls, namespace='namespacetests', app_name='namespacetests')),
     url(r'^basic/$', BasicList.as_view(), name='basicmodel-list'),
     url(r'^basic/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', BasicDetail.as_view(), name='basicmodel-detail'),
     url(r'^anchor/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', AnchorDetail.as_view(), name='anchor-detail'),
@@ -156,6 +169,15 @@ class TestManyToManyHyperlinkedView(TestCase):
         }]
         self.list_view = ManyToManyList.as_view()
         self.detail_view = ManyToManyDetail.as_view()
+        self.namespaced_data = [{
+            'url': 'http://testserver/other/namespace/manytomany/1/',
+            'rel': [
+                'http://testserver/other/namespace/1/',
+                'http://testserver/other/namespace/2/',
+                'http://testserver/other/namespace/3/',
+            ]
+        }]
+        self.namespaced_detail_view = NamespacedManyToManyDetail.as_view()
 
     def test_get_list_view(self):
         """
@@ -175,6 +197,15 @@ class TestManyToManyHyperlinkedView(TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEquals(response.data, self.data[0])
 
+    def test_get_detail_namespaced_view(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to a View in a namespace should succeed.
+        """
+        request = factory.get('/other/namespace/manytomany/1/')
+        response = self.namespaced_detail_view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEquals(response.data, self.namespaced_data[0])
+
 
 class TestCreateWithForeignKeys(TestCase):
     urls = 'rest_framework.tests.hyperlinkedserializers'