diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 1bd0863fff5..bf7ee55533b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>
     Kadesarin Sanjek
     Massimo Scamarcia <massimo.scamarcia@gmail.com>
+    Paulo Scardine <paulo@scardine.com.br>
     David Schein
     Bernd Schlapsi
     schwank@gmail.com
diff --git a/django/forms/models.py b/django/forms/models.py
index 3f7621e5e73..ca98658748a 100644
--- a/django/forms/models.py
+++ b/django/forms/models.py
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ def modelformset_factory(model, form=ModelForm, formfield_callback=lambda f: f.f
 class BaseInlineFormSet(BaseModelFormSet):
     """A formset for child objects related to a parent."""
     def __init__(self, data=None, files=None, instance=None,
-                 save_as_new=False, prefix=None):
+                 save_as_new=False, prefix=None, queryset=None):
         from django.db.models.fields.related import RelatedObject
         if instance is None:
             self.instance = self.fk.rel.to()
@@ -715,7 +715,9 @@ class BaseInlineFormSet(BaseModelFormSet):
             backlink_value = self.instance
         else:
             backlink_value = getattr(self.instance, self.fk.rel.field_name)
-        qs = self.model._default_manager.filter(**{self.fk.name: backlink_value})
+        if queryset is None:
+            queryset = self.model._default_manager
+        qs = queryset.filter(**{self.fk.name: backlink_value})
         super(BaseInlineFormSet, self).__init__(data, files, prefix=prefix,
                                                 queryset=qs)
 
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/model_formsets/models.py b/tests/modeltests/model_formsets/models.py
index d6f541bfd58..6b70826ab55 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/model_formsets/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/model_formsets/models.py
@@ -644,6 +644,53 @@ True
 >>> formset.save()
 [<Poem: Brooklyn Bridge>, <Poem: Brooklyn Bridge>]
 
+We can provide a custom queryset to our InlineFormSet:
+
+>>> custom_qs = queryset=Book.objects.order_by('-title')
+>>> formset = AuthorBooksFormSet(instance=author, queryset=custom_qs)
+>>> for form in formset.forms:
+...     print form.as_p()
+<p><label for="id_book_set-0-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-0-title" type="text" name="book_set-0-title" value="Les Fleurs du Mal" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-0-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-0-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-0-id" value="1" id="id_book_set-0-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-1-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-1-title" type="text" name="book_set-1-title" value="Le Spleen de Paris" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-1-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-1-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-1-id" value="2" id="id_book_set-1-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-2-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-2-title" type="text" name="book_set-2-title" value="Flowers of Evil" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-2-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-2-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-2-id" value="5" id="id_book_set-2-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-3-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-3-title" type="text" name="book_set-3-title" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-3-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-3-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-3-id" id="id_book_set-3-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-4-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-4-title" type="text" name="book_set-4-title" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-4-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-4-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-4-id" id="id_book_set-4-id" /></p>
+
+>>> data = {
+...     'book_set-TOTAL_FORMS': '5', # the number of forms rendered
+...     'book_set-INITIAL_FORMS': '3', # the number of forms with initial data
+...     'book_set-0-id': '1',
+...     'book_set-0-title': 'Les Fleurs du Mal',
+...     'book_set-1-id': '2',
+...     'book_set-1-title': 'Le Spleen de Paris',
+...     'book_set-2-id': '5',
+...     'book_set-2-title': 'Flowers of Evil',
+...     'book_set-3-title': 'Revue des deux mondes',
+...     'book_set-4-title': '',
+... }
+>>> formset = AuthorBooksFormSet(data, instance=author, queryset=custom_qs)
+>>> formset.is_valid()
+True
+
+>>> custom_qs = queryset=Book.objects.filter(title__startswith='F')
+>>> formset = AuthorBooksFormSet(instance=author, queryset=custom_qs)
+>>> for form in formset.forms:
+...     print form.as_p()
+<p><label for="id_book_set-0-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-0-title" type="text" name="book_set-0-title" value="Flowers of Evil" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-0-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-0-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-0-id" value="5" id="id_book_set-0-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-1-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-1-title" type="text" name="book_set-1-title" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-1-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-1-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-1-id" id="id_book_set-1-id" /></p>
+<p><label for="id_book_set-2-title">Title:</label> <input id="id_book_set-2-title" type="text" name="book_set-2-title" maxlength="100" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-2-author" value="1" id="id_book_set-2-author" /><input type="hidden" name="book_set-2-id" id="id_book_set-2-id" /></p>
+>>> data = {
+...     'book_set-TOTAL_FORMS': '3', # the number of forms rendered
+...     'book_set-INITIAL_FORMS': '1', # the number of forms with initial data
+...     'book_set-0-id': '5',
+...     'book_set-0-title': 'Flowers of Evil',
+...     'book_set-1-title': 'Revue des deux mondes',
+...     'book_set-2-title': '',
+... }
+>>> formset = AuthorBooksFormSet(data, instance=author, queryset=custom_qs)
+>>> formset.is_valid()
+True
+
 
 # Test a custom primary key ###################################################