diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 41b50b426e..bd4b78b9bf 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -195,8 +195,21 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(object):
 
         # Special case -- foo__id__exact and foo__id queries are implied
         # if foo has been specificially included in the lookup list; so
-        # drop __id if it is the last part.
-        if len(parts) > 1 and parts[-1] == self.model._meta.pk.name:
+        # drop __id if it is the last part. However, first we need to find
+        # the pk attribute name.
+        model = self.model
+        pk_attr_name = None
+        for part in parts[:-1]:
+            field, _, _, _ = model._meta.get_field_by_name(part)
+            if hasattr(field, 'rel'):
+                model = field.rel.to
+                pk_attr_name = model._meta.pk.name
+            elif isinstance(field, RelatedObject):
+                model = field.model
+                pk_attr_name = model._meta.pk.name
+            else:
+                pk_attr_name = None
+        if pk_attr_name and len(parts) > 1 and parts[-1] == pk_attr_name:
             parts.pop()
 
         try:
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index 87b3a825bf..168971b9ea 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -588,6 +588,17 @@ class Album(models.Model):
 class AlbumAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_filter = ['title']
 
+class Employee(Person):
+    code = models.CharField(max_length=20)
+
+class WorkHour(models.Model):
+    datum = models.DateField()
+    employee = models.ForeignKey(Employee)
+
+class WorkHourAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('datum', 'employee')
+    list_filter = ('employee',)
+
 admin.site.register(Article, ArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(CustomArticle, CustomArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Section, save_as=True, inlines=[ArticleInline])
@@ -619,6 +630,7 @@ admin.site.register(Plot)
 admin.site.register(PlotDetails)
 admin.site.register(CyclicOne)
 admin.site.register(CyclicTwo)
+admin.site.register(WorkHour, WorkHourAdmin)
 
 # We intentionally register Promo and ChapterXtra1 but not Chapter nor ChapterXtra2.
 # That way we cover all four cases:
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 4dd1dd52cf..4767e51fe9 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from models import Article, BarAccount, CustomArticle, EmptyModel, \
     FooAccount, Gallery, ModelWithStringPrimaryKey, \
     Person, Persona, Picture, Podcast, Section, Subscriber, Vodcast, \
     Language, Collector, Widget, Grommet, DooHickey, FancyDoodad, Whatsit, \
-    Category, Post, Plot, FunkyTag
+    Category, Post, Plot, FunkyTag, WorkHour, Employee
 
 
 class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
@@ -311,6 +311,16 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
         except SuspiciousOperation:
             self.fail("Filters should be allowed if they involve a local field without the need to whitelist them in list_filter or date_hierarchy.")
 
+        e1 = Employee.objects.create(name='Anonymous', gender=1, age=22, alive=True, code='123')
+        e2 = Employee.objects.create(name='Visitor', gender=2, age=19, alive=True, code='124')
+        WorkHour.objects.create(datum=datetime.datetime.now(), employee=e1)
+        WorkHour.objects.create(datum=datetime.datetime.now(), employee=e2)
+        response = self.client.get("/test_admin/admin/admin_views/workhour/")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'employee__person_ptr__exact')
+        response = self.client.get("/test_admin/admin/admin_views/workhour/?employee__person_ptr__exact=%d" % e1.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
 class SaveAsTests(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml','admin-views-person.xml']