diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
index bd5d9177c..bb0b77f58 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Usage: `get_field_info(model)` returns a `FieldInfo` instance.
 """
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-FieldInfo = namedtuple('FieldResult', [
+FieldInfo = namedtuple('FieldInfo', [
     'pk',  # Model field instance
     'fields',  # Dict of field name -> model field instance
     'forward_relations',  # Dict of field name -> RelationInfo
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index c72f680fe..6c5f5ddf2 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer
 from rest_framework.utils import json
 from rest_framework.utils.breadcrumbs import get_breadcrumbs
 from rest_framework.utils.formatting import lazy_format
+from rest_framework.utils.model_meta import FieldInfo, RelationInfo
 from rest_framework.utils.urls import remove_query_param, replace_query_param
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ModelViewSet
@@ -267,3 +268,9 @@ class LazyFormatTests(TestCase):
         assert message.format.call_count == 1
         str(formatted)
         assert message.format.call_count == 1
+
+
+class ModelMetaNamedTupleNames(TestCase):
+    def test_named_tuple_names(self):
+        assert FieldInfo.__name__ == 'FieldInfo'
+        assert RelationInfo.__name__ == 'RelationInfo'