diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/filterset.py b/rest_framework/tests/filterset.py
index b21abacb8..5b2721ff5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/filterset.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/filterset.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework import generics, status
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class IntegrationTestFiltering(TestCase):
         """
         Create 10 FilterableItem instances.
         """
-        base_data = ('a', 0.25, datetime.date(2012, 10, 8))
+        base_data = ('a', Decimal('0.25'), datetime.date(2012, 10, 8))
         for i in range(10):
             text = chr(i + ord(base_data[0])) * 3  # Produces string 'aaa', 'bbb', etc.
             decimal = base_data[1] + i
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/pagination.py b/rest_framework/tests/pagination.py
index 054b7ee33..8c5e6ad72 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/pagination.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/pagination.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class IntegrationTestPaginationAndFiltering(TestCase):
         """
         Create 50 FilterableItem instances.
         """
-        base_data = ('a', 0.25, datetime.date(2012, 10, 8))
+        base_data = ('a', Decimal(0.25), datetime.date(2012, 10, 8))
         for i in range(26):
             text = chr(i + ord(base_data[0])) * 3  # Produces string 'aaa', 'bbb', etc.
             decimal = base_data[1] + i