diff --git a/rest_framework/filters.py b/rest_framework/filters.py
index 6fea46faf..413fa0d29 100644
--- a/rest_framework/filters.py
+++ b/rest_framework/filters.py
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class DjangoFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
         filter_class = self.get_filter_class(view)
 
         if filter_class:
-            return filter_class(request.QUERY_PARAMS, queryset=queryset)
+            return filter_class(request.QUERY_PARAMS, queryset=queryset).qs
 
         return queryset