diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index 4532385a4f..ef19477c30 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ class RelatedField(object):
         if hasattr(value, 'as_sql'):
             sql, params = value.as_sql()
             return QueryWrapper(('(%s)' % sql), params)
-        if lookup_type == 'exact':
+
+        # FIXME: lt and gt are explicitally allowed to make
+        # get_(next/prev)_by_date work; other lookups are not allowed since that
+        # gets messy pretty quick. This is a good candidate for some refactoring
+        # in the future.
+        if lookup_type in ['exact', 'gt', 'lt']:
             return [pk_trace(value)]
         if lookup_type in ('range', 'in'):
             return [pk_trace(v) for v in value]
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
index 716c7f5ad8..45c516a855 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/model_inheritance_regress/models.py
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ class SelfRefParent(models.Model):
 class SelfRefChild(SelfRefParent):
     child_data = models.IntegerField()
 
+class Article(models.Model):
+    headline = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField()
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ('-pub_date', 'headline')
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.headline
+
+class ArticleWithAuthor(Article):
+    author = models.CharField(max_length=100) 
+
 __test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
 # Regression for #7350, #7202
 # Check that when you create a Parent object with a specific reference to an
@@ -194,4 +206,29 @@ True
 >>> obj = SelfRefChild.objects.create(child_data=37, parent_data=42)
 >>> obj.delete()
 
+# Regression tests for #8076 - get_(next/previous)_by_date should 
+>>> c1 = ArticleWithAuthor(headline='ArticleWithAuthor 1', author="Person 1", pub_date=datetime.datetime(2005, 8, 1, 3, 0))
+>>> c1.save()
+>>> c2 = ArticleWithAuthor(headline='ArticleWithAuthor 2', author="Person 2", pub_date=datetime.datetime(2005, 8, 1, 10, 0))
+>>> c2.save()
+>>> c3 = ArticleWithAuthor(headline='ArticleWithAuthor 3', author="Person 3", pub_date=datetime.datetime(2005, 8, 2))
+>>> c3.save()
+
+>>> c1.get_next_by_pub_date()
+<ArticleWithAuthor: ArticleWithAuthor 2>
+>>> c2.get_next_by_pub_date()
+<ArticleWithAuthor: ArticleWithAuthor 3>
+>>> c3.get_next_by_pub_date()
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+DoesNotExist: ArticleWithAuthor matching query does not exist.
+>>> c3.get_previous_by_pub_date()
+<ArticleWithAuthor: ArticleWithAuthor 2>
+>>> c2.get_previous_by_pub_date()
+<ArticleWithAuthor: ArticleWithAuthor 1>
+>>> c1.get_previous_by_pub_date()
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+DoesNotExist: ArticleWithAuthor matching query does not exist.
+
 """}