diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 292769303d6..95654ee845d 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -68,11 +68,27 @@ class QuerySet(object):
         """
         # Force the cache to be fully populated.
         len(self)
-
         obj_dict = self.__dict__.copy()
         obj_dict['_iter'] = None
+        obj_dict['_known_related_objects'] = dict(
+            (field.name, val) for field, val in self._known_related_objects.items()
+        )
         return obj_dict
 
+    def __setstate__(self, obj_dict):
+        model = obj_dict['model']
+        if model is None:
+            # if model is None, then self should be emptyqs and the related
+            # objects do not matter.
+            self._known_related_objects = {}
+        else:
+            opts = model._meta
+            self._known_related_objects = dict(
+                (opts.get_field(field.name if hasattr(field, 'name') else field), val)
+                for field, val in obj_dict['_known_related_objects'].items()
+            )
+        self.__dict__.update(obj_dict)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         data = list(self[:REPR_OUTPUT_SIZE + 1])
         if len(data) > REPR_OUTPUT_SIZE:
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/query.py b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
index 7368fed24c9..390444d7990 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
@@ -208,12 +208,17 @@ class Query(object):
         Unpickling support.
         """
         # Rebuild list of field instances
-        opts = obj_dict['model']._meta
-        obj_dict['select_fields'] = [
-            name is not None and opts.get_field(name) or None
-            for name in obj_dict['select_fields']
-        ]
-
+        model = obj_dict['model']
+        if model is None:
+            # if model is None the queryset should be emptyqs. So the
+            # select_fields do not matter.
+            obj_dict['select_fields'] = []
+        else:
+            opts = model._meta
+            obj_dict['select_fields'] = [
+                name is not None and opts.get_field(name) or None
+                for name in obj_dict['select_fields']
+            ]
         self.__dict__.update(obj_dict)
 
     def prepare(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/models.py
index d3500c903be..871fdd8a110 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/models.py
@@ -36,3 +36,16 @@ class Happening(models.Model):
     number2 = models.IntegerField(blank=True, default=Numbers.get_static_number)
     number3 = models.IntegerField(blank=True, default=Numbers.get_class_number)
     number4 = models.IntegerField(blank=True, default=nn.get_member_number)
+
+class Person(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
+
+class SocialProfile(models.Model):
+    person = models.ForeignKey(Person)
+    friends = models.ManyToManyField('self')
+
+class Post(models.Model):
+    post_date = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
+
+class Material(models.Model):
+    post = models.ForeignKey(Post, related_name='materials')
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/tests.py
index ab32e8f6479..19519b2db99 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/queryset_pickle/tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import datetime
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 
-from .models import Group, Event, Happening
+from .models import Group, Event, Happening, Person, Post
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 
 
 class PickleabilityTestCase(TestCase):
@@ -46,3 +47,29 @@ class PickleabilityTestCase(TestCase):
         # can't just use assertEqual(original, unpickled)
         self.assertEqual(original.__class__, unpickled.__class__)
         self.assertEqual(original.args, unpickled.args)
+
+    def test_pickle_m2m_prefetch_related(self):
+        bob = Person(name="Bob")
+        bob.save()
+        people = Person.objects.prefetch_related('socialprofile_set')
+        dumped = pickle.dumps(people)
+        people = pickle.loads(dumped)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            people, [bob], lambda x: x)
+
+    def test_pickle_field_default_prefetch_related(self):
+        p1 = Post.objects.create()
+        posts = Post.objects.prefetch_related('materials')
+        dumped = pickle.dumps(posts)
+        posts = pickle.loads(dumped)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            posts, [p1], lambda x: x)
+
+    def test_pickle_emptyqs(self):
+        u = AnonymousUser()
+        # Use AnonymousUser, as AnonymousUser.groups has qs.model = None
+        empty = u.groups.all()
+        dumped = pickle.dumps(empty)
+        empty = pickle.loads(dumped)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            empty, [])