2 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index cc9410aa..5e3f7ce4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import datetime
 import decimal
 import inspect
 import re
+import uuid
 
 
 class empty:
@@ -632,6 +633,23 @@ class URLField(CharField):
         self.validators.append(validator)
 
 
+class UUIDField(Field):
+    default_error_messages = {
+        'invalid': _('"{value}" is not a valid UUID.'),
+    }
+
+    def to_internal_value(self, data):
+        if not isinstance(data, uuid.UUID):
+            try:
+                return uuid.UUID(data)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                self.fail('invalid', value=data)
+        return data
+
+    def to_representation(self, value):
+        return str(value)
+
+
 # Number types...
 
 class IntegerField(Field):
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index cf797bdc..dca612ca 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
     you need you should either declare the extra/differing fields explicitly on
     the serializer class, or simply use a `Serializer` class.
     """
+
     _field_mapping = ClassLookupDict({
         models.AutoField: IntegerField,
         models.BigIntegerField: IntegerField,
@@ -724,7 +725,8 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         models.SmallIntegerField: IntegerField,
         models.TextField: CharField,
         models.TimeField: TimeField,
-        models.URLField: URLField,
+        models.URLField: URLField
+        # Note: Some version-specific mappings also defined below.
     })
     _related_class = PrimaryKeyRelatedField
 
@@ -1132,6 +1134,10 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         return NestedSerializer
 
 
+if hasattr(models, 'UUIDField'):
+    ModelSerializer._field_mapping[models.UUIDField] = UUIDField
+
+
 class HyperlinkedModelSerializer(ModelSerializer):
     """
     A type of `ModelSerializer` that uses hyperlinked relationships instead