diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index 3f8a36e2a..8c28273b0 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -199,10 +199,16 @@ If you want to override this behavior, you'll need to declare the `DateTimeField
 
     class CommentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         created = serializers.DateTimeField()
-        
+
         class Meta:
             model = Comment
 
+## TimeField
+
+A time representation.
+
+Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.TimeField`
+
 ## IntegerField
 
 An integer representation.
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 9636b9c17..3fd865f85 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 # dateparse is ALSO new in Django 1.4
 try:
-    from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date, parse_datetime
+    from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date, parse_datetime, parse_time
 except ImportError:
     import datetime
     import re
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 327008fb1..236e0f1e5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from rest_framework.compat import timezone
 from rest_framework.compat import BytesIO
 from rest_framework.compat import six
 from rest_framework.compat import smart_text
+from rest_framework.compat import parse_time
 
 
 def is_simple_callable(obj):
@@ -531,6 +532,33 @@ class DateTimeField(WritableField):
         raise ValidationError(msg)
 
 
+class TimeField(WritableField):
+    type_name = 'TimeField'
+    widget = widgets.TimeInput
+    form_field_class = forms.TimeField
+
+    default_error_messages = {
+        'invalid': _("'%s' value has an invalid format. It must be a valid "
+                     "time in the HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]] format."),
+    }
+    empty = None
+
+    def from_native(self, value):
+        if value in validators.EMPTY_VALUES:
+            return None
+
+        if isinstance(value, datetime.time):
+            return value
+
+        try:
+            parsed = parse_time(value)
+            assert parsed is not None
+            return parsed
+        except ValueError:
+            msg = self.error_messages['invalid'] % value
+            raise ValidationError(msg)
+
+
 class IntegerField(WritableField):
     type_name = 'IntegerField'
     form_field_class = forms.IntegerField
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 5d3475d41..b0372ab83 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
             models.PositiveSmallIntegerField: IntegerField,
             models.DateTimeField: DateTimeField,
             models.DateField: DateField,
+            models.TimeField: TimeField,
             models.EmailField: EmailField,
             models.CharField: CharField,
             models.URLField: URLField,
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/fields.py b/rest_framework/tests/fields.py
index b7587bf14..34f616781 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/fields.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 General serializer field tests.
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import datetime
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.core import validators
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 
@@ -26,7 +28,16 @@ class CharPrimaryKeyModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = CharPrimaryKeyModel
 
 
-class ReadOnlyFieldTests(TestCase):
+class TimeFieldModel(models.Model):
+    clock = models.TimeField()
+
+
+class TimeFieldModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = TimeFieldModel
+
+
+class BasicFieldTests(TestCase):
     def test_auto_now_fields_read_only(self):
         """
         auto_now and auto_now_add fields should be read_only by default.
@@ -47,3 +58,38 @@ class ReadOnlyFieldTests(TestCase):
         """
         serializer = CharPrimaryKeyModelSerializer()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.fields['id'].read_only, False)
+
+    def test_TimeField_from_native(self):
+        f = serializers.TimeField()
+        result = f.from_native('12:34:56.987654')
+
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.time(12, 34, 56, 987654), result)
+
+    def test_TimeField_from_native_datetime_time(self):
+        """
+        Make sure from_native() accepts a datetime.time instance.
+        """
+        f = serializers.TimeField()
+        result = f.from_native(datetime.time(12, 34, 56))
+        self.assertEqual(result, datetime.time(12, 34, 56))
+
+    def test_TimeField_from_native_empty(self):
+        f = serializers.TimeField()
+        result = f.from_native('')
+        self.assertEqual(result, None)
+
+    def test_TimeField_from_native_invalid_time(self):
+        f = serializers.TimeField()
+
+        try:
+            f.from_native('12:69:12')
+        except validators.ValidationError as e:
+            self.assertEqual(e.messages, ["'12:69:12' value has an invalid "
+                                          "format. It must be a valid time "
+                                          "in the HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]] format."])
+        else:
+            self.fail("ValidationError was not properly raised")
+
+    def test_TimeFieldModelSerializer(self):
+        serializer = TimeFieldModelSerializer()
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(serializer.fields['clock'], serializers.TimeField))