diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 9ae8cf0aa..36ecf9150 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
     model = None
     serializer_class = None
     model_serializer_class = api_settings.DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS
+    filter_backend = api_settings.FILTER_BACKEND
+
+    def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
+        """
+        Given a queryset, filter it with whichever filter backend is in use.
+        """
+        if not self.filter_backend:
+            return queryset
+        backend = self.filter_backend()
+        return backend.filter_queryset(self.request, queryset, self)
 
     def get_serializer_context(self):
         """
@@ -81,16 +91,6 @@ class MultipleObjectAPIView(MultipleObjectMixin, GenericAPIView):
     paginate_by = api_settings.PAGINATE_BY
     paginate_by_param = api_settings.PAGINATE_BY_PARAM
     pagination_serializer_class = api_settings.DEFAULT_PAGINATION_SERIALIZER_CLASS
-    filter_backend = api_settings.FILTER_BACKEND
-
-    def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
-        """
-        Given a queryset, filter it with whichever filter backend is in use.
-        """
-        if not self.filter_backend:
-            return queryset
-        backend = self.filter_backend()
-        return backend.filter_queryset(self.request, queryset, self)
 
     def get_pagination_serializer(self, page=None):
         """
diff --git a/rest_framework/mixins.py b/rest_framework/mixins.py
index 97201c4b1..8e4012049 100644
--- a/rest_framework/mixins.py
+++ b/rest_framework/mixins.py
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ class RetrieveModelMixin(object):
     Should be mixed in with `SingleObjectAPIView`.
     """
     def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.object = self.get_object()
+        queryset = self.get_queryset()
+        filtered_queryset = self.filter_queryset(queryset)
+        self.object = self.get_object(filtered_queryset)
         serializer = self.get_serializer(self.object)
         return Response(serializer.data)
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
index f8f2ddaac..f70934016 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
@@ -350,3 +350,78 @@ class TestM2MBrowseableAPI(TestCase):
         view = ExampleView().as_view()
         response = view(request).render()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+
+class InclusiveFilterBackend(object):
+    def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
+        return queryset.filter(text='foo')
+
+
+class ExclusiveFilterBackend(object):
+    def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
+        return queryset.filter(text='other')
+
+
+class TestFilterBackendAppliedToViews(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Create 3 BasicModel instances to filter on.
+        """
+        items = ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
+        for item in items:
+            BasicModel(text=item).save()
+        self.objects = BasicModel.objects
+        self.data = [
+            {'id': obj.id, 'text': obj.text}
+            for obj in self.objects.all()
+        ]
+        self.root_view = RootView.as_view()
+        self.instance_view = InstanceView.as_view()
+        self.original_root_backend = getattr(RootView, 'filter_backend')
+        self.original_instance_backend = getattr(InstanceView, 'filter_backend')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        setattr(RootView, 'filter_backend', self.original_root_backend)
+        setattr(InstanceView, 'filter_backend', self.original_instance_backend)
+
+    def test_get_root_view_filters_by_name_with_filter_backend(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to ListCreateAPIView should return filtered list.
+        """
+        setattr(RootView, 'filter_backend', InclusiveFilterBackend)
+        request = factory.get('/')
+        response = self.root_view(request).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(len(response.data), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, [{'id': 1, 'text': 'foo'}])
+
+    def test_get_root_view_filters_out_all_models_with_exclusive_filter_backend(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to ListCreateAPIView should return empty list when all models are filtered out.
+        """
+        setattr(RootView, 'filter_backend', ExclusiveFilterBackend)
+        request = factory.get('/')
+        response = self.root_view(request).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, [])
+
+    def test_get_instance_view_filters_out_name_with_filter_backend(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should raise 404 when model filtered out.
+        """
+        setattr(InstanceView, 'filter_backend', ExclusiveFilterBackend)
+        request = factory.get('/1')
+        response = self.instance_view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'detail': 'Not found'})
+
+    def test_get_instance_view_will_return_single_object_when_filter_does_not_exclude_it(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should return a single object when not excluded
+        """
+        setattr(InstanceView, 'filter_backend', InclusiveFilterBackend)
+        request = factory.get('/1')
+        response = self.instance_view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'id': 1, 'text': 'foo'})