diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
index 3392c901b..ae5036094 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
 <table class="table table-striped">
   <tbody>
-    {% for key, value in value.items %}
+    {% for key, value in value %}
       <tr>
         <th>{{ key|format_value }}</th>
         <td>{{ value|format_value }}</td>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
index cfba054f6..62f66de5f 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
+++ b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def format_value(value):
         return template_render(template, context)
     elif isinstance(value, dict):
         template = loader.get_template('rest_framework/admin/dict_value.html')
-        context = {'value': value}
+        context = {'value': value.items()}
         return template_render(template, context)
     elif isinstance(value, six.string_types):
         if (