diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
index 41e3bd68..973edc17 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/fields.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 
 import six
-
+from django_filters import FilterSet
 
 from ...core.exceptions import SkipField
 from ...core.fields import Field
@@ -66,12 +66,36 @@ class DjangoModelField(FieldType):
         return get_type_for_model(schema, self.model)
 
 
+def custom_filterset_factory(model, filter_base_class=FilterSet, **meta):
+    meta.update({
+        'model': model,
+    })
+    meta_class = type(str('Meta'), (object,), meta)
+    filterset = type(str('%sFilterSet' % model._meta.object_name),
+                     (filter_base_class,), {'Meta': meta_class})
+    return filterset
+
+
 class DjangoFilterConnectionField(DjangoConnectionField):
 
-    def __init__(self, type, filterset_class, resolver=None, on=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, type, filterset_class=None, resolver=None, on=None,
+                 fields=None, order_by=None, extra_filter_meta=None,
+                 *args, **kwargs):
         if not resolver:
             resolver = FilterConnectionResolver(type, on, filterset_class)
 
+        if not filterset_class:
+            # If no filter class is specified then create one given the
+            # information provided
+            meta = dict(
+                model=type._meta.model,
+                fields=fields,
+                order_by=order_by,
+            )
+            if extra_filter_meta:
+                meta.update(extra_filter_meta)
+            filterset_class = custom_filterset_factory(**meta)
+
         kwargs.setdefault('args', {})
         kwargs['args'].update(**self.get_filtering_args(type, filterset_class))
         super(DjangoFilterConnectionField, self).__init__(type, resolver, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_fields.py b/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_fields.py
index 0305d6f5..1797527a 100644
--- a/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/graphene/contrib/django/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -46,11 +46,47 @@ def test_filter_explicit_filterset_arguments():
                      )
 
 
+def test_filter_shortcut_filterset_arguments_list():
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, fields=['pub_date', 'reporter'])
+    assert_arguments(field,
+                     'pubDate',
+                     'reporter',
+                     )
+
+
+def test_filter_shortcut_filterset_arguments_dict():
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, fields={
+            'headline': ['exact', 'icontains'],
+            'reporter': ['exact'],
+        })
+    assert_arguments(field,
+                     'headline', 'headlineIcontains',
+                     'reporter',
+                     )
+
+
 def test_filter_explicit_filterset_orderable():
     field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, filterset_class=ArticleFilter)
     assert_orderable(field)
 
 
+def test_filter_shortcut_filterset_orderable_true():
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, order_by=True)
+    assert_orderable(field)
+
+
+def test_filter_shortcut_filterset_orderable_headline():
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, order_by=['headline'])
+    assert_orderable(field)
+
+
 def test_filter_explicit_filterset_not_orderable():
     field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(PetNode, filterset_class=PetFilter)
     assert_not_orderable(field)
+
+
+def test_filter_shortcut_filterset_extra_meta():
+    field = DjangoFilterConnectionField(ArticleNode, extra_filter_meta={
+        'ordering': True
+    })
+    assert_orderable(field)