diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/detail.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/detail.html
index 759fa163d..42cd1a36d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/detail.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/detail.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
 <table class="table table-striped">
   <tbody>
-    {% for key, value in results.items %}
+    {% for key, value in results|items %}
       {% if key in details %}
         <tr><th>{{ key|capfirst }}</th><td {{ value|add_nested_class }}>{{ value|format_value }}</td></tr>
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
index 955dcdbdf..ef47b7228 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
 <table class="table table-striped">
   <tbody>
-    {% for k, v in value %}
+    {% for k, v in value|items %}
       <tr>
         <th>{{ k|format_value }}</th>
         <td>{{ v|format_value }}</td>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/list.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/list.html
index 6044ebb38..fd394d44e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/list.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/list.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <tbody>
     {% for row in results %}
       <tr>
-        {% for key, value in row.items %}
+        {% for key, value in row|items %}
           {% if key in columns %}
             <td {{ value|add_nested_class }} >
               {{ value|format_value }}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
index 62f66de5f..decf9cdae 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
+++ b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def format_value(value):
         return template_render(template, context)
     elif isinstance(value, dict):
         template = loader.get_template('rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html')
-        context = {'value': value.items()}
+        context = {'value': value}
         return template_render(template, context)
     elif isinstance(value, six.string_types):
         if (
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ def format_value(value):
     return six.text_type(value)
 
 
+@register.filter
+def items(value):
+    if hasattr(value, 'items'):
+        return value.items()
+
+
 @register.filter
 def add_nested_class(value):
     if isinstance(value, dict):
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
index 02b95d31f..12ac2dfc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -656,14 +656,13 @@ class AdminRendererTests(TestCase):
             renderer_classes = (AdminRenderer, )
 
             def get(self, request):
-                return Response({'foo' : 'a string'})
+                return Response({'foo': 'a string'})
         view = DummyView.as_view()
         request = factory.get('/')
         response = view(request)
         response.render()
         self.assertInHTML('<tr><th>Foo</th><td>a string</td></tr>', str(response.content))
 
-
     def test_render_dict_with_items_key(self):
         factory = APIRequestFactory()
 
@@ -671,7 +670,7 @@ class AdminRendererTests(TestCase):
             renderer_classes = (AdminRenderer, )
 
             def get(self, request):
-                return Response({'items' : 'a string'})
+                return Response({'items': 'a string'})
 
         view = DummyView.as_view()
         request = factory.get('/')
@@ -679,7 +678,6 @@ class AdminRendererTests(TestCase):
         response.render()
         self.assertInHTML('<tr><th>Items</th><td>a string</td></tr>', str(response.content))
 
-
     def test_render_dict_with_iteritems_key(self):
         factory = APIRequestFactory()
 
@@ -687,7 +685,7 @@ class AdminRendererTests(TestCase):
             renderer_classes = (AdminRenderer, )
 
             def get(self, request):
-                return Response({'iteritems' : 'a string'})
+                return Response({'iteritems': 'a string'})
 
         view = DummyView.as_view()
         request = factory.get('/')