diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 1d6d760e3..63e159235 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ class HyperlinkedRelatedField(RelatedField):
             self.view_name = kwargs.pop('view_name')
         except:
             raise ValueError("Hyperlinked field requires 'view_name' kwarg")
+        self.slug_url_kwarg = kwargs.pop('slug_url_kwargs', self.slug_url_kwarg)
+        self.slug_field = kwargs.pop('slug_field', self.slug_field)
         self.format = kwargs.pop('format', None)
         super(HyperlinkedRelatedField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)