1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 69fdd793..ba26a3cd 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ except ImportError:
     from django.http import HttpResponse as HttpResponseBase
 
 
+# request only provides `resolver_match` from 1.5 onwards.
+def get_resolver_match(request):
+    try:
+        return request.resolver_match
+    except AttributeError:
+        # Django < 1.5
+        from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve
+        return resolve(request.path_info)
+
+
 # django-filter is optional
 try:
     import django_filters