diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index 53b62df135c..fc38224345f 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from django.db.models.options import Options
 from django.db.models import signals
 from django.db.models.loading import register_models, get_model
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.utils.functional import curry, Promise
+from django.utils.functional import curry
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str, force_unicode
 from django.utils.text import get_text_list, capfirst
 
@@ -297,14 +297,10 @@ class Model(object):
             # is *not* consumed. We rely on this, so don't change the order
             # without changing the logic.
             for val, field in izip(args, fields_iter):
-                if isinstance(val, Promise):
-                    val = force_unicode(val)
                 setattr(self, field.attname, val)
         else:
             # Slower, kwargs-ready version.
             for val, field in izip(args, fields_iter):
-                if isinstance(val, Promise):
-                    val = force_unicode(val)
                 setattr(self, field.attname, val)
                 kwargs.pop(field.name, None)
                 # Maintain compatibility with existing calls.
@@ -358,8 +354,6 @@ class Model(object):
                 # checked) by the RelatedObjectDescriptor.
                 setattr(self, field.name, rel_obj)
             else:
-                if isinstance(val, Promise):
-                    val = force_unicode(val)
                 setattr(self, field.attname, val)
 
         if kwargs:
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/subqueries.py b/django/db/models/sql/subqueries.py
index 1b03647595b..5cfc9847707 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/subqueries.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/subqueries.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from django.db.models.sql.constants import *
 from django.db.models.sql.datastructures import Date
 from django.db.models.sql.query import Query
 from django.db.models.sql.where import AND, Constraint
+from django.utils.functional import Promise
+from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
 
 
 __all__ = ['DeleteQuery', 'UpdateQuery', 'InsertQuery', 'DateQuery',
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ class DeleteQuery(Query):
         for offset in range(0, len(pk_list), GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE):
             where = self.where_class()
             where.add((Constraint(None, field.column, field), 'in',
-                    pk_list[offset : offset + GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE]), AND)
+                    pk_list[offset:offset + GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE]), AND)
             self.do_query(self.model._meta.db_table, where, using=using)
 
 class UpdateQuery(Query):
@@ -67,14 +69,13 @@ class UpdateQuery(Query):
         return super(UpdateQuery, self).clone(klass,
                 related_updates=self.related_updates.copy(), **kwargs)
 
-
     def update_batch(self, pk_list, values, using):
         pk_field = self.model._meta.pk
         self.add_update_values(values)
         for offset in range(0, len(pk_list), GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE):
             self.where = self.where_class()
             self.where.add((Constraint(None, pk_field.column, pk_field), 'in',
-                    pk_list[offset : offset + GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE]),
+                    pk_list[offset:offset + GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE]),
                     AND)
             self.get_compiler(using).execute_sql(None)
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ class UpdateQuery(Query):
         Used by add_update_values() as well as the "fast" update path when
         saving models.
         """
+        # Check that no Promise object passes to the query. Refs #10498.
+        values_seq = [(value[0], value[1], force_unicode(value[2]))
+                      if isinstance(value[2], Promise) else value
+                      for value in values_seq]
         self.values.extend(values_seq)
 
     def add_related_update(self, model, field, value):
@@ -159,6 +164,12 @@ class InsertQuery(Query):
         into the query, for example.
         """
         self.fields = fields
+        # Check that no Promise object reaches the DB. Refs #10498.
+        for field in fields:
+            for obj in objs:
+                value = getattr(obj, field.attname)
+                if isinstance(value, Promise):
+                    setattr(obj, field.attname, force_unicode(value))
         self.objs = objs
         self.raw = raw
 
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/basic/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/basic/tests.py
index 30ed3de564c..f9141dc6928 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/basic/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/basic/tests.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models.fields import FieldDoesNotExist
 from django.test import TestCase, skipIfDBFeature, skipUnlessDBFeature
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
 
 from .models import Article
 
@@ -553,3 +554,27 @@ class ModelTest(TestCase):
             pub_date__year=2008).extra(
                 select={'dashed-value': '1', 'undashedvalue': '2'})
         self.assertEqual(articles[0].undashedvalue, 2)
+
+    def test_create_relation_with_ugettext_lazy(self):
+        """
+        Test that ugettext_lazy objects work when saving model instances
+        through various methods. Refs #10498.
+        """
+        notlazy = u'test'
+        lazy = ugettext_lazy(notlazy)
+        reporter = Article.objects.create(headline=lazy, pub_date=datetime.now())
+        article = Article.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(article.headline, notlazy)
+        # test that assign + save works with Promise objecs
+        article.headline = lazy
+        article.save()
+        self.assertEqual(article.headline, notlazy)
+        # test .update()
+        Article.objects.update(headline=lazy)
+        article = Article.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(article.headline, notlazy)
+        # still test bulk_create()
+        Article.objects.all().delete()
+        Article.objects.bulk_create([Article(headline=lazy, pub_date=datetime.now())])
+        article = Article.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(article.headline, notlazy)