diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
index 102779257a..40c33361d7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
@@ -243,11 +243,12 @@ def create_generic_related_manager(superclass):
             self.pk_val = self.instance._get_pk_val()
 
         def get_query_set(self):
+            db = self._db or router.db_for_read(self.model, instance=self.instance)
             query = {
                 '%s__pk' % self.content_type_field_name : self.content_type.id,
                 '%s__exact' % self.object_id_field_name : self.pk_val,
             }
-            return superclass.get_query_set(self).using(self.instance._state.db).filter(**query)
+            return superclass.get_query_set(self).using(db).filter(**query)
 
         def add(self, *objs):
             for obj in objs:
@@ -259,13 +260,15 @@ def create_generic_related_manager(superclass):
         add.alters_data = True
 
         def remove(self, *objs):
+            db = router.db_for_write(self.model, instance=self.instance)
             for obj in objs:
-                obj.delete(using=self.instance._state.db)
+                obj.delete(using=db)
         remove.alters_data = True
 
         def clear(self):
+            db = router.db_for_write(self.model, instance=self.instance)
             for obj in self.all():
-                obj.delete(using=self.instance._state.db)
+                obj.delete(using=db)
         clear.alters_data = True
 
         def create(self, **kwargs):
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index 0677f2cda0..1e016fa7e1 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class ForeignRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
 
         class RelatedManager(superclass):
             def get_query_set(self):
-                db = router.db_for_read(rel_model, instance=instance)
+                db = self._db or router.db_for_read(rel_model, instance=instance)
                 return superclass.get_query_set(self).using(db).filter(**(self.core_filters))
 
             def add(self, *objs):
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def create_many_related_manager(superclass, rel=False):
                 raise ValueError("%r instance needs to have a primary key value before a many-to-many relationship can be used." % instance.__class__.__name__)
 
         def get_query_set(self):
-            db = router.db_for_read(self.instance.__class__, instance=self.instance)
+            db = self._db or router.db_for_read(self.instance.__class__, instance=self.instance)
             return superclass.get_query_set(self).using(db)._next_is_sticky().filter(**(self.core_filters))
 
         # If the ManyToMany relation has an intermediary model,
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/multiple_database/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/multiple_database/tests.py
index 0aac69401a..e4929f4742 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/multiple_database/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/multiple_database/tests.py
@@ -1186,6 +1186,45 @@ class RouterTestCase(TestCase):
         nyt = dive.reviews.create(source="New York Times", content_object=dive)
         self.assertEquals(nyt._state.db, 'default')
 
+    def test_m2m_managers(self):
+        "M2M relations are represented by managers, and can be controlled like managers"
+        pro = Book.objects.using('other').create(pk=1, title="Pro Django",
+                                                 published=datetime.date(2008, 12, 16))
+
+        marty = Person.objects.using('other').create(pk=1, name="Marty Alchin")
+        pro.authors = [marty]
+
+        self.assertEquals(pro.authors.db, 'other')
+        self.assertEquals(pro.authors.db_manager('default').db, 'default')
+        self.assertEquals(pro.authors.db_manager('default').all().db, 'default')
+
+        self.assertEquals(marty.book_set.db, 'other')
+        self.assertEquals(marty.book_set.db_manager('default').db, 'default')
+        self.assertEquals(marty.book_set.db_manager('default').all().db, 'default')
+
+    def test_foreign_key_managers(self):
+        "FK reverse relations are represented by managers, and can be controlled like managers"
+        marty = Person.objects.using('other').create(pk=1, name="Marty Alchin")
+        pro = Book.objects.using('other').create(pk=1, title="Pro Django",
+                                                 published=datetime.date(2008, 12, 16),
+                                                 editor=marty)
+
+        self.assertEquals(marty.edited.db, 'other')
+        self.assertEquals(marty.edited.db_manager('default').db, 'default')
+        self.assertEquals(marty.edited.db_manager('default').all().db, 'default')
+
+    def test_generic_key_managers(self):
+        "Generic key relations are represented by managers, and can be controlled like managers"
+        pro = Book.objects.using('other').create(title="Pro Django",
+                                                 published=datetime.date(2008, 12, 16))
+
+        review1 = Review.objects.using('other').create(source="Python Monthly",
+                                                       content_object=pro)
+
+        self.assertEquals(pro.reviews.db, 'other')
+        self.assertEquals(pro.reviews.db_manager('default').db, 'default')
+        self.assertEquals(pro.reviews.db_manager('default').all().db, 'default')
+
     def test_subquery(self):
         """Make sure as_sql works with subqueries and master/slave."""
         # Create a book and author on the other database