diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
index f564890cc..b40b0102d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ class InstanceView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     model = BasicModel
 
 
+class InstanceDetailView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
+    """
+    Example detail view for override of get_object().
+    """
+
+    # we have to implement this too, otherwise we can't be sure that get_object
+    # will be called
+    def get_serializer(self, instance=None, data=None, files=None, partial=None):
+        class InstanceDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            class Meta:
+                model = BasicModel
+        return InstanceDetailSerializer(instance=instance, data=data, files=files, partial=partial)
+    
+    def get_object(self):
+        try:
+            pk = int(self.kwargs['pk'])
+            self.object = BasicModel.objects.get(id=pk)
+            return self.object
+        except BasicModel.DoesNotExist:
+            return self.permission_denied(self.request)
+
+
 class SlugSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     slug = serializers.Field()  # read only
 
@@ -301,6 +323,157 @@ class TestInstanceView(TestCase):
         new_obj = SlugBasedModel.objects.get(slug='test_slug')
         self.assertEqual(new_obj.text, 'foobar')
 
+class TestInstanceDetailView(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for a RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView that does NOT use the
+    queryset/model mechanism but instead overrides get_object()
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Create 3 BasicModel intances.
+        """
+        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.view_class = InstanceDetailView
+        self.view = InstanceDetailView.as_view()
+
+    def test_get_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        GET requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should return a single object.
+        """
+        request = factory.get('/1')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(1):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, self.data[0])    
+
+    def test_post_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        POST requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should not be allowed
+        """
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.post('/', json.dumps(content),
+                               content_type='application/json')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(0):
+            response = self.view(request).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_405_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {"detail": "Method 'POST' not allowed."})
+
+    def test_put_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        PUT requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should update an object.
+        """
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.put('/1', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(2):
+            response = self.view(request, pk='1').render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'id': 1, 'text': 'foobar'})
+        updated = self.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEqual(updated.text, 'foobar')
+
+    def test_patch_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        PATCH requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should update an object.
+        """
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.patch('/1', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+
+        with self.assertNumQueries(2):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'id': 1, 'text': 'foobar'})
+        updated = self.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEqual(updated.text, 'foobar')
+
+    def test_delete_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        DELETE requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should delete an object.
+        """
+        request = factory.delete('/1')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(2):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, six.b(''))
+        ids = [obj.id for obj in self.objects.all()]
+        self.assertEqual(ids, [2, 3])
+
+    def test_options_instance_view(self):
+        """
+        OPTIONS requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should return metadata
+        """
+        request = factory.options('/')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(0):
+            response = self.view(request).render()
+        expected = {
+            'parses': [
+                'application/json',
+                'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+                'multipart/form-data'
+            ],
+            'renders': [
+                'application/json',
+                'text/html'
+            ],
+            'name': 'Instance Detail',
+            'description': 'Example detail view for override of get_object().'
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, expected)
+
+    def test_put_cannot_set_id(self):
+        """
+        PUT requests to create a new object should not be able to set the id.
+        """
+        content = {'id': 999, 'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.put('/1', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(2):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, {'id': 1, 'text': 'foobar'})
+        updated = self.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEqual(updated.text, 'foobar')
+
+    def test_put_to_deleted_instance(self):
+        """
+        PUT requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should create an object
+        if it does not currently exist. In our DetailView, however,
+        we cannot access any other id's than those that already exist.
+        See the InstanceView for the normal behaviour.
+        """
+        self.objects.get(id=1).delete()
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        request = factory.put('/1', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(1):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=5).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+
+    def test_put_as_create_on_id_based_url(self):
+        """
+        PUT requests to RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView should create an object
+        at the requested url if it doesn't exist. In our DetailView, however,
+        we cannot access any other id's than those that already exist.
+        See the InstanceView for the normal behaviour.
+        """
+        content = {'text': 'foobar'}
+        # pk fields can not be created on demand, only the database can set the pk for a new object
+        request = factory.put('/5', json.dumps(content),
+                              content_type='application/json')
+        with self.assertNumQueries(1):
+            response = self.view(request, pk=5).render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+
+
 
 # Regression test for #285