1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index c5242343..3c8fb0da 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ versions of django/python, and compatibility wrappers around optional packages.
 
 # flake8: noqa
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-import inspect
-
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import six
 import django
+import inspect
 
 
 def unicode_repr(instance):
@@ -33,6 +31,13 @@ def unicode_to_repr(value):
     return value
 
 
+def unicode_http_header(value):
+    # Coerce HTTP header value to unicode.
+    if isinstance(value, six.binary_type):
+        return value.decode('iso-8859-1')
+    return value
+
+
 # OrderedDict only available in Python 2.7.
 # This will always be the case in Django 1.7 and above, as these versions
 # no longer support Python 2.6.