diff --git a/rest_framework/permissions.py b/rest_framework/permissions.py
index 24bb42ea5..3c5c4a2f4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/permissions.py
+++ b/rest_framework/permissions.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.utils import six
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import exceptions
 
@@ -85,6 +86,16 @@ class OR:
     def __init__(self, op1, op2):
         self.op1 = op1
         self.op2 = op2
+        self.message1 = op1.message if hasattr(op1, 'message') else None
+        self.message2 = op2.message if hasattr(op2, 'message') else None
+        self.message = self.message1 or self.message2
+        if self.message1 and self.message2:
+            self.message = _('"{message1}" OR "{message2}"').format(
+                message1=self.message1,
+                message2=self.message2,
+            )
+        else:
+            self.message = self.message1 or self.message2
 
     def has_permission(self, request, view):
         return (
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index b0d917aa9..a87a9eff8 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -522,6 +522,18 @@ class DeniedViewWithDetailAND3(PermissionInstanceView):
     permission_classes = (BasicPermWithDetail & AnotherBasicPermWithDetail,)
 
 
+class DeniedViewWithDetailOR1(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicPerm | BasicPermWithDetail,)
+
+
+class DeniedViewWithDetailOR2(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicPermWithDetail | BasicPerm,)
+
+
+class DeniedViewWithDetailOR3(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicPermWithDetail | AnotherBasicPermWithDetail,)
+
+
 class DeniedObjectView(PermissionInstanceView):
     permission_classes = (BasicObjectPerm,)
 
@@ -542,6 +554,18 @@ class DeniedObjectViewWithDetailAND3(PermissionInstanceView):
     permission_classes = (AnotherBasicObjectPermWithDetail & BasicObjectPermWithDetail,)
 
 
+class DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR1(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicObjectPerm | BasicObjectPermWithDetail,)
+
+
+class DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR2(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicObjectPermWithDetail | BasicObjectPerm,)
+
+
+class DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR3(PermissionInstanceView):
+    permission_classes = (BasicObjectPermWithDetail | AnotherBasicObjectPermWithDetail,)
+
+
 denied_view = DeniedView.as_view()
 
 denied_view_with_detail = DeniedViewWithDetail.as_view()
@@ -550,6 +574,10 @@ denied_view_with_detail_and_1 = DeniedViewWithDetailAND1.as_view()
 denied_view_with_detail_and_2 = DeniedViewWithDetailAND2.as_view()
 denied_view_with_detail_and_3 = DeniedViewWithDetailAND3.as_view()
 
+denied_view_with_detail_or_1 = DeniedViewWithDetailOR1.as_view()
+denied_view_with_detail_or_2 = DeniedViewWithDetailOR2.as_view()
+denied_view_with_detail_or_3 = DeniedViewWithDetailOR3.as_view()
+
 denied_object_view = DeniedObjectView.as_view()
 
 denied_object_view_with_detail = DeniedObjectViewWithDetail.as_view()
@@ -558,6 +586,10 @@ denied_object_view_with_detail_and_1 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailAND1.as_view()
 denied_object_view_with_detail_and_2 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailAND2.as_view()
 denied_object_view_with_detail_and_3 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailAND3.as_view()
 
+denied_object_view_with_detail_or_1 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR1.as_view()
+denied_object_view_with_detail_or_2 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR2.as_view()
+denied_object_view_with_detail_or_3 = DeniedObjectViewWithDetailOR3.as_view()
+
 
 class CustomPermissionsTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -596,6 +628,25 @@ class CustomPermissionsTests(TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
             self.assertEqual(detail, CUSTOM_MESSAGE_1)
 
+    def test_permission_denied_with_custom_detail_or_1(self):
+            response = denied_view_with_detail_or_1(self.request, pk=1)
+            detail = response.data.get('detail')
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+            self.assertEqual(detail, CUSTOM_MESSAGE_1)
+
+    def test_permission_denied_with_custom_detail_or_2(self):
+            response = denied_view_with_detail_or_2(self.request, pk=1)
+            detail = response.data.get('detail')
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+            self.assertEqual(detail, CUSTOM_MESSAGE_1)
+
+    def test_permission_denied_with_custom_detail_or_3(self):
+            response = denied_view_with_detail_or_3(self.request, pk=1)
+            detail = response.data.get('detail')
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+            expected_message = '"{0}" OR "{1}"'.format(CUSTOM_MESSAGE_1, CUSTOM_MESSAGE_2)
+            self.assertEqual(detail, expected_message)
+
     def test_permission_denied_for_object(self):
             response = denied_object_view(self.request, pk=1)
             detail = response.data.get('detail')