diff --git a/django/forms/fields.py b/django/forms/fields.py
index cca2091ffa..09e20617ad 100644
--- a/django/forms/fields.py
+++ b/django/forms/fields.py
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ class DurationField(Field):
     }
 
     def prepare_value(self, value):
-        return duration_string(value)
+        if isinstance(value, datetime.timedelta):
+            return duration_string(value)
 
     def to_python(self, value):
         if value in self.empty_values:
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_fields.py
index 1474698118..5f44811b93 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from django.test import SimpleTestCase, ignore_warnings
 from django.utils import formats, six, translation
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
+from django.utils.duration import duration_string
 
 try:
     from PIL import Image
@@ -614,7 +615,7 @@ class FieldsTests(SimpleTestCase):
         d = datetime.datetime(2006, 9, 17, 14, 30, 0)
         self.assertFalse(f.has_changed(d, '2006 09 17 2:30 PM'))
 
-    # RegexField ##################################################################
+    # DurationField ###########################################################
 
     def test_durationfield_1(self):
         f = DurationField()
@@ -642,6 +643,14 @@ class FieldsTests(SimpleTestCase):
             str(f['duration'])
         )
 
+    def test_durationfield_prepare_value(self):
+        field = DurationField()
+        td = datetime.timedelta(minutes=15, seconds=30)
+        self.assertEqual(field.prepare_value(td), duration_string(td))
+        self.assertIsNone(field.prepare_value(None))
+
+    # RegexField ##################################################################
+
     def test_regexfield_1(self):
         f = RegexField('^[0-9][A-F][0-9]$')
         self.assertEqual('2A2', f.clean('2A2'))