diff --git a/rest_framework/permissions.py b/rest_framework/permissions.py
index f3ebbcffa..71de226f9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/permissions.py
+++ b/rest_framework/permissions.py
@@ -228,15 +228,15 @@ class DjangoModelPermissions(BasePermission):
         return view.queryset
 
     def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        if not request.user or (
+           not request.user.is_authenticated and self.authenticated_users_only):
+            return False
+
         # Workaround to ensure DjangoModelPermissions are not applied
         # to the root view when using DefaultRouter.
         if getattr(view, '_ignore_model_permissions', False):
             return True
 
-        if not request.user or (
-           not request.user.is_authenticated and self.authenticated_users_only):
-            return False
-
         queryset = self._queryset(view)
         perms = self.get_required_permissions(request.method, queryset.model)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index f00b57ec1..aefff981e 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ class EmptyListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     permission_classes = [permissions.DjangoModelPermissions]
 
 
+class IgnoredGetQuerySetListView(GetQuerySetListView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+
+
 root_view = RootView.as_view()
 api_root_view = DefaultRouter().get_api_root_view()
 instance_view = InstanceView.as_view()
 get_queryset_list_view = GetQuerySetListView.as_view()
 empty_list_view = EmptyListView.as_view()
+ignored_get_queryset_list_view = IgnoredGetQuerySetListView.as_view()
 
 
 def basic_auth_header(username, password):
@@ -107,6 +112,27 @@ class ModelPermissionsIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         response = api_root_view(request)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
+    def test_ignore_model_permissions_with_unauthenticated_user(self):
+        """
+        We check that the ``_ignore_model_permissions`` attribute
+        doesn't ignore the authentication.
+        """
+        request = factory.get('/', format='json')
+        request.resolver_match = ResolverMatch('get', (), {})
+        response = ignored_get_queryset_list_view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    def test_ignore_model_permissions_with_authenticated_user(self):
+        """
+        We check that the ``_ignore_model_permissions`` attribute
+        with an authenticated user.
+        """
+        request = factory.get('/', format='json',
+                              HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=self.permitted_credentials)
+        request.resolver_match = ResolverMatch('get', (), {})
+        response = ignored_get_queryset_list_view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
     def test_get_queryset_has_create_permissions(self):
         request = factory.post('/', {'text': 'foobar'}, format='json',
                                HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=self.permitted_credentials)