diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index c0253f86b..5c94270df 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class Field(object):
     widget = None
 
     def __init__(self, source=None, label=None, help_text=None):
+        super(Field, self).__init__()
         self.parent = None
 
         self.creation_counter = Field.creation_counter
@@ -267,9 +268,9 @@ class WritableField(Field):
     def __init__(self, source=None, label=None, help_text=None,
                  read_only=False, write_only=False, required=None,
                  validators=[], error_messages=None, widget=None,
-                 default=None, blank=None):
+                 default=None, blank=None, *args, **kwargs):
 
-        super(WritableField, self).__init__(source=source, label=label, help_text=help_text)
+        super(WritableField, self).__init__(source=source, label=label, help_text=help_text, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.read_only = read_only
         self.write_only = write_only
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 7d85894f6..ccfebad44 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ class BaseSerializer(WritableField):
 
     def __init__(self, instance=None, data=None, files=None,
                  context=None, partial=False, many=False,
-                 allow_add_remove=False, **kwargs):
-        super(BaseSerializer, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+                 allow_add_remove=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(BaseSerializer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.opts = self._options_class(self.Meta)
         self.parent = None
         self.root = None