diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 7d1bf7945..4f134bce6 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ def strict_positive_int(integer_string, cutoff=None):
         ret = min(ret, cutoff)
     return ret
 
-def get_object_or_404(queryset, **filter_kwargs):
+def get_object_or_404(queryset, *filter_args, **filter_kwargs):
     """
     Same as Django's standard shortcut, but make sure to raise 404
     if the filter_kwargs don't match the required types.
     """
     try:
-        return _get_object_or_404(queryset, **filter_kwargs)
+        return _get_object_or_404(queryset, *filter_args, **filter_kwargs)
     except (TypeError, ValueError):
         raise Http404