diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
index aafafcb32..e49fee3f7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -346,11 +346,24 @@ class Request(object):
         else:
             self.auth = None
 
-    def __getattribute__(self, attr):
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
         """
         If an attribute does not exist on this instance, then we also attempt
         to proxy it to the underlying HttpRequest object.
         """
+        try:
+            return getattr(self._request, attr)
+        except AttributeError:
+            # Call the original implementation of getattribute
+            # So the correct attribute error will get raised
+            self.__getattr_trace__(attr)
+
+    def __getattr_trace__(self, attr):
+        """
+        The original implementation of __getattribute__ which
+        generates correct tracebacks
+        See #2108 and #2530
+        """
         try:
             return super(Request, self).__getattribute__(attr)
         except AttributeError: