diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/fields.py b/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
index bdccd4a..c6425b8 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/fields.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import inspect
+
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import partial
 
+from graphene.types.argument import to_arguments
 from ..fields import DjangoConnectionField
 from graphene.relay import is_node
 from .utils import get_filtering_args_from_filterset, get_filterset_class
@@ -7,28 +11,66 @@ from .utils import get_filtering_args_from_filterset, get_filterset_class
 
 class DjangoFilterConnectionField(DjangoConnectionField):
 
-    def __init__(self, type, fields=None, extra_filter_meta=None,
-                 filterset_class=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, type, fields=None, order_by=None,
+                 extra_filter_meta=None, filterset_class=None,
+                 *args, **kwargs):
+        self._fields = fields
+        self._type = type
+        self._filterset_class = filterset_class
+        self._extra_filter_meta = extra_filter_meta
+        self._base_args = None
+        super(DjangoFilterConnectionField, self).__init__(type, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        if is_node(type):
-            _fields = type._meta.filter_fields
-            _model = type._meta.model
+    @property
+    def node_type(self):
+        if inspect.isfunction(self._type) or inspect.ismethod(self._type):
+            return self._type()
+        return self._type
+
+    @property
+    def meta(self):
+        if is_node(self.node_type):
+            _model = self.node_type._meta.model
         else:
             # ConnectionFields can also be passed Connections,
             # in which case, we need to use the Node of the connection
             # to get our relevant args.
-            _fields = type._meta.node._meta.filter_fields
-            _model = type._meta.node._meta.model
+            _model = self.node_type._meta.node._meta.model
 
-        self.fields = fields or _fields
-        meta = dict(model=_model, fields=self.fields)
-        if extra_filter_meta:
-            meta.update(extra_filter_meta)
-        self.filterset_class = get_filterset_class(filterset_class, **meta)
-        self.filtering_args = get_filtering_args_from_filterset(self.filterset_class, type)
-        kwargs.setdefault('args', {})
-        kwargs['args'].update(self.filtering_args)
-        super(DjangoFilterConnectionField, self).__init__(type, *args, **kwargs)
+        meta = dict(model=_model,
+                    fields=self.fields)
+        if self._extra_filter_meta:
+            meta.update(self._extra_filter_meta)
+        return meta
+
+    @property
+    def fields(self):
+        if self._fields:
+            return self._fields
+
+        if is_node(self.node_type):
+            return self.node_type._meta.filter_fields
+        else:
+            # ConnectionFields can also be passed Connections,
+            # in which case, we need to use the Node of the connection
+            # to get our relevant args.
+            return self.node_type._meta.node._meta.filter_fields
+
+    @property
+    def args(self):
+        return to_arguments(self._base_args or OrderedDict(), self.filtering_args)
+
+    @args.setter
+    def args(self, args):
+        self._base_args = args
+
+    @property
+    def filterset_class(self):
+        return get_filterset_class(self._filterset_class, **self.meta)
+
+    @property
+    def filtering_args(self):
+        return get_filtering_args_from_filterset(self.filterset_class, self.node_type)
 
     @staticmethod
     def connection_resolver(resolver, connection, default_manager, filterset_class, filtering_args,
diff --git a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
index 63c9e37..c95e2d7 100644
--- a/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/graphene_django/filter/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -348,3 +348,20 @@ def test_filter_filterset_related_results():
     assert not result.errors
     # We should only get two reporters
     assert len(result.data['allReporters']['edges']) == 2
+
+
+def test_recursive_filter_connection():
+    class ReporterFilterNode(DjangoObjectType):
+        child_reporters = DjangoFilterConnectionField(lambda: ReporterFilterNode)
+
+        def resolve_child_reporters(self, args, context, info):
+            return []
+
+        class Meta:
+            model = Reporter
+            interfaces = (Node, )
+
+    class Query(ObjectType):
+        all_reporters = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ReporterFilterNode)
+
+    assert ReporterFilterNode._meta.fields['child_reporters'].node_type == ReporterFilterNode