1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/representation.py b/rest_framework/utils/representation.py
index 0fdb4775..1bfc64c1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/representation.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/representation.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.functional import Promise
+from rest_framework.compat import unicode_repr
 import re
 
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def smart_repr(value):
     if isinstance(value, Promise) and value._delegate_text:
         value = force_text(value)
 
-    value = repr(value).decode('utf-8')
+    value = unicode_repr(value)
 
     # Representations like u'help text'
     # should simply be presented as 'help text'