diff --git a/django/views/generic/base.py b/django/views/generic/base.py
index ef74474417..4e28b5280d 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/base.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/base.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class View(object):
 
         def view(request, *args, **kwargs):
             self = cls(**initkwargs)
+            if hasattr(self, 'get') and not hasattr(self, 'head'):
+                self.head = self.get
             return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
         # take name and docstring from class
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
index 4003bbe732..fc5cf62e43 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ class ViewTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.rf.get('/', REQUEST_METHOD='FAKE')
         ).status_code, 405)
 
+    def test_get_and_head(self):
+        """
+        Test a view which supplies a GET method also responds correctly to HEAD
+        """
+        self._assert_simple(SimpleView.as_view()(self.rf.get('/')))
+        response = SimpleView.as_view()(self.rf.head('/'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
     def test_get_and_post(self):
         """
         Test a view which only allows both GET and POST.
@@ -167,6 +175,13 @@ class TemplateViewTest(TestCase):
         """
         self._assert_about(AboutTemplateView.as_view()(self.rf.get('/about/')))
 
+    def test_head(self):
+        """
+        Test a TemplateView responds correctly to HEAD
+        """
+        response = AboutTemplateView.as_view()(self.rf.head('/about/'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
     def test_get_template_attribute(self):
         """
         Test a view that renders a template on GET with the template name as