diff --git a/rest_framework/test.py b/rest_framework/test.py
index 234d10a4a..23a31ee4c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/test.py
+++ b/rest_framework/test.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class APIRequestFactory(DjangoRequestFactory):
 
         return ret, content_type
 
+    def get(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None, **extra):
+        data, content_type = self._encode_data(data, format, content_type)
+        return self.generic('GET', path, data, content_type, **extra)
+
     def post(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None, **extra):
         data, content_type = self._encode_data(data, format, content_type)
         return self.generic('POST', path, data, content_type, **extra)