diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 6caae9242..489b9cda2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ They are very similar to Django's form fields.
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import base64
 import copy
 import datetime
+import imghdr
 import inspect
 import re
+import uuid
 import warnings
 from decimal import Decimal, DecimalException
 from django import forms
+
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core import validators
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models.fields import BLANK_CHOICE_DASH
 from django.http import QueryDict
 from django.forms import widgets
+
 from django.utils.encoding import is_protected_type
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
@@ -1038,3 +1044,46 @@ class SerializerMethodField(Field):
     def field_to_native(self, obj, field_name):
         value = getattr(self.parent, self.method_name)(obj)
         return self.to_native(value)
+
+
+DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE = "application/octet-stream"
+ALLOWED_IMAGE_TYPES = (
+    "jpeg",
+    "jpg",
+    "png",
+    "gif"
+    )
+
+
+class Base64ImageField(ImageField):
+    """
+    A django-rest-framework field for handling image-uploads through raw post data.
+    It uses base64 for en-/decoding the contents of the file.
+    """
+    def from_native(self, base64_data):
+        # Check if this is a base64 string
+        if isinstance(base64_data, basestring):
+            # Try to decode the file. Return validation error if it fails.
+            try:
+                decoded_file = base64.b64decode(base64_data)
+            except TypeError:
+                raise ValidationError(_("Please upload a valid image."))
+            # Generate file name:
+            file_name = str(uuid.uuid4())[:12] # 12 characters are more than enough.
+            # Get the file name extension:
+            file_extension = self.get_file_extension(file_name, decoded_file)
+            if file_extension not in ALLOWED_IMAGE_TYPES:
+                raise ValidationError(_("The type of the image couldn't been determined."))
+            complete_file_name = file_name + "." + file_extension
+            data = ContentFile(decoded_file, name=complete_file_name)
+            return super(Base64ImageField, self).from_native(data)
+        raise ValidationError(_('This is not an base64 string'))
+
+    def to_native(self, value):
+        # Return url including domain name.
+        return ""
+
+    def get_file_extension(self, filename, decoded_file):
+        extension = imghdr.what(filename, decoded_file)
+        extension = "jpg" if extension == "jpeg" else extension
+        return extension
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diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_fields.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_fields.py
index b04b947f2..f0690e965 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -1002,3 +1002,55 @@ class BooleanField(TestCase):
             bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(required=True)
 
         self.assertFalse(BooleanRequiredSerializer(data={}).is_valid())
+
+
+class UploadedBase64Image(object):
+    def __init__(self, file=None, created=None):
+        self.file = file
+        self.created = created or datetime.datetime.now()
+
+
+class UploadedBase64ImageSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    file = serializers.Base64ImageField()
+    created = serializers.DateTimeField()
+
+    def restore_object(self, attrs, instance=None):
+        if instance:
+            instance.file = attrs['file']
+            instance.created = attrs['created']
+            return instance
+        return UploadedBase64Image(**attrs)
+
+
+class Base64ImageSerializerTests(TestCase):
+
+    def test_create(self):
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        file = 'R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=='
+        serializer = UploadedBase64ImageSerializer(data={'created': now, 'file': file})
+        uploaded_image = UploadedBase64Image(file=file, created=now)
+        self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.object.created, uploaded_image.created)
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.object is uploaded_image)
+
+
+    def test_creation_failure(self):
+        """
+        Passing file=None should result in an ValidationError
+        """
+        errmsg = 'This field is required.'
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        serializer = UploadedBase64ImageSerializer(data={'created': now})
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.errors, {'file': [errmsg]})
+
+    def test_validation_error_with_non_file(self):
+        """
+        Passing non-base64 should raise a validation error.
+        """
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        errmsg = "Please upload a valid image."
+
+        serializer = UploadedBase64ImageSerializer(data={'created': now, 'file': 'abc'})
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertEqual(serializer.errors, {'file': [errmsg]})
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