diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select.html
index 3c9e36bbb..216841f06 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           {% elif select.end_option_group %}
             </optgroup>
           {% else %}
-            <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+            <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
           {% endif %}
       {% endfor %}
     </select>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_multiple.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_multiple.html
index 68b40ecc3..83abe19d5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_multiple.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_multiple.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {% elif select.end_option_group %}
           </optgroup>
         {% else %}
-          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
         {% endif %}
       {% empty %}
           <option>{{ no_items }}</option>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select.html
index 99f10ae71..2796dba24 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         {% elif select.end_option_group %}
           </optgroup>
         {% else %}
-          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
   </select>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_multiple.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_multiple.html
index 1c0e96b3c..a9bd08be1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_multiple.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_multiple.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           {% elif select.end_option_group %}
             </optgroup>
           {% else %}
-            <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+            <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
           {% endif %}
       {% empty %}
       <option>{{ no_items }}</option>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select.html
index 9736fc072..e9ea536d8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         {% elif select.end_option_group %}
           </optgroup>
         {% else %}
-          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value == field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
   </select>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_multiple.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_multiple.html
index 8d0be0427..65872f369 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_multiple.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_multiple.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         {% elif select.end_option_group %}
           </optgroup>
         {% else %}
-          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ select.value }}" {% if select.value in field.basic_value %}selected{% endif %} {% if select.disabled %}disabled{% endif %}>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
         {% endif %}
     {% empty %}
         <option>{{ no_items }}</option>
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
index 115f1e186..cb35416e4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from rest_framework.compat import unicode_to_repr
 
 
+# A singleton helper value to detect unset keyword arguments
+unset = object()
+
+
 class ReturnDict(OrderedDict):
     """
     Return object from `serializer.data` for the `Serializer` class.
@@ -58,10 +62,11 @@ class BoundField(object):
     providing an API similar to Django forms and form fields.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, field, value, errors, prefix=''):
+    def __init__(self, field, value, errors, prefix='', basic_value=unset):
         self._field = field
         self._prefix = prefix
         self.value = value
+        self.basic_value = value if basic_value is unset else basic_value
         self.errors = errors
         self.name = prefix + self.field_name
 
@@ -79,7 +84,8 @@ class BoundField(object):
 
     def as_form_field(self):
         value = '' if (self.value is None or self.value is False) else force_text(self.value)
-        return self.__class__(self._field, value, self.errors, self._prefix)
+        return self.__class__(self._field, value, self.errors, self._prefix,
+                              self.basic_value)
 
 
 class NestedBoundField(BoundField):
@@ -89,10 +95,11 @@ class NestedBoundField(BoundField):
     `BoundField` that is used for serializer fields.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, field, value, errors, prefix=''):
+    def __init__(self, field, value, errors, prefix='', basic_value=unset):
         if value is None or value is '':
             value = {}
-        super(NestedBoundField, self).__init__(field, value, errors, prefix)
+        super(NestedBoundField, self).__init__(field, value, errors, prefix,
+                                               basic_value)
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for field in self.fields.values():
@@ -113,7 +120,8 @@ class NestedBoundField(BoundField):
                 values[key] = value
             else:
                 values[key] = '' if (value is None or value is False) else force_text(value)
-        return self.__class__(self._field, values, self.errors, self._prefix)
+        return self.__class__(self._field, values, self.errors, self._prefix,
+                              self.basic_value)
 
 
 class BindingDict(collections.MutableMapping):
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
index a947f8b7d..a2620e93c 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -481,3 +481,90 @@ class TestHTMLFormRenderer(TestCase):
         result = renderer.render(self.serializer.data, None, {})
 
         self.assertIsInstance(result, SafeText)
+
+
+class TestChoiceFieldHTMLFormRenderer(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test rendering ChoiceField with HTMLFormRenderer.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        choices = ((1, 'Option1'), (2, 'Option2'), (12, 'Option12'))
+
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            test_field = serializers.ChoiceField(choices=choices,
+                                                 initial=2)
+
+        self.TestSerializer = TestSerializer
+        self.renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+
+    def test_render_initial_option(self):
+        serializer = self.TestSerializer()
+        result = self.renderer.render(serializer.data)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, SafeText)
+
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="2" selected>Option2</option>',
+                          result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="1">Option1</option>', result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="12">Option12</option>', result)
+
+    def test_render_selected_option(self):
+        serializer = self.TestSerializer(data={'test_field': '12'})
+
+        serializer.is_valid()
+        result = self.renderer.render(serializer.data)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, SafeText)
+
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="12" selected>Option12</option>',
+                          result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="1">Option1</option>', result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="2">Option2</option>', result)
+
+
+class TestMultipleChoiceFieldHTMLFormRenderer(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test rendering MultipleChoiceField with HTMLFormRenderer.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+
+    def test_render_selected_option_with_string_option_ids(self):
+        choices = (('1', 'Option1'), ('2', 'Option2'), ('12', 'Option12'),
+                   ('}', 'OptionBrace'))
+
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            test_field = serializers.MultipleChoiceField(choices=choices)
+
+        serializer = TestSerializer(data={'test_field': ['12']})
+        serializer.is_valid()
+
+        result = self.renderer.render(serializer.data)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, SafeText)
+
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="12" selected>Option12</option>',
+                          result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="1">Option1</option>', result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="2">Option2</option>', result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="}">OptionBrace</option>', result)
+
+    def test_render_selected_option_with_integer_option_ids(self):
+        choices = ((1, 'Option1'), (2, 'Option2'), (12, 'Option12'))
+
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            test_field = serializers.MultipleChoiceField(choices=choices)
+
+        serializer = TestSerializer(data={'test_field': ['12']})
+        serializer.is_valid()
+
+        result = self.renderer.render(serializer.data)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, SafeText)
+
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="12" selected>Option12</option>',
+                          result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="1">Option1</option>', result)
+        self.assertInHTML('<option value="2">Option2</option>', result)