diff --git a/rest_framework/mixins.py b/rest_framework/mixins.py
index a0fc51e35..e5de46abb 100644
--- a/rest_framework/mixins.py
+++ b/rest_framework/mixins.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class RetrieveModelMixin(object):
     Should be mixed in with `SingleObjectAPIView`.
     """
     def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        cached_object = self.check_preemptive_cache(request)
+        if cached_object:
+            return cached_object
+
         queryset = self.get_queryset()
         filtered_queryset = self.filter_queryset(queryset)
         self.object = self.get_object(filtered_queryset)
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 0c780be74..4caec27c0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ class APIView(View):
         self.perform_authentication(request)
         self.check_permissions(request)
         self.check_throttles(request)
-        self.check_preemptive_cache(request)
 
         # Perform content negotiation and store the accepted info on the request
         neg = self.perform_content_negotiation(request)