diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index 2a8949a13..0485b158f 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ By default, `HyperlinkedRelatedField` is read-write, although you can change thi
 * `format` - If using format suffixes, hyperlinked fields will use the same format suffix for the target unless overridden by using the `format` argument.
 * `queryset` - By default `ModelSerializer` classes will use the default queryset for the relationship.  `Serializer` classes must either set a queryset explicitly, or set `read_only=True`.
 * `slug_field` - The field on the target that should be used for the lookup. Default is `'slug'`.
+* `pk_url_kwarg` - The named url parameter for the pk field lookup. Default is `pk`.
 * `slug_url_kwarg` - The named url parameter for the slug field lookup. Default is to use the same value as given for `slug_field`.
 
 ## HyperLinkedIdentityField
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ This field is always read-only.
 * `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship.  **required**.
 * `format` - If using format suffixes, hyperlinked fields will use the same format suffix for the target unless overridden by using the `format` argument.
 * `slug_field` - The field on the target that should be used for the lookup. Default is `'slug'`.
+* `pk_url_kwarg` - The named url parameter for the pk field lookup. Default is `pk`.
 * `slug_url_kwarg` - The named url parameter for the slug field lookup. Default is to use the same value as given for `slug_field`.
 
 [cite]: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 1b1f57db3..651793e2b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ class HyperlinkedRelatedField(RelatedField):
 
         self.slug_field = kwargs.pop('slug_field', self.slug_field)
         default_slug_kwarg = self.slug_url_kwarg or self.slug_field
+        self.pk_url_kwarg = kwargs.pop('pk_url_kwarg', self.pk_url_kwarg)
         self.slug_url_kwarg = kwargs.pop('slug_url_kwarg', default_slug_kwarg)
 
         self.format = kwargs.pop('format', None)
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ class HyperlinkedIdentityField(Field):
 
         self.slug_field = kwargs.pop('slug_field', self.slug_field)
         default_slug_kwarg = self.slug_url_kwarg or self.slug_field
+        self.pk_url_kwarg = kwargs.pop('pk_url_kwarg', self.pk_url_kwarg)
         self.slug_url_kwarg = kwargs.pop('slug_url_kwarg', default_slug_kwarg)
 
         super(HyperlinkedIdentityField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)