diff --git a/docs/api-guide/testing.md b/docs/api-guide/testing.md
index ed585faf24..b74d236280 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/testing.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/testing.md
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ This means that setting attributes directly on the request object may not always
     request.user = user
     response = view(request)
 
+If you want to test a request involving the REST framework’s 'Request' object, you’ll need to manually transform it first:
+
+    class DummyView(APIView):
+        ...
+
+    factory = APIRequestFactory()
+    request = factory.get('/', {'demo': 'test'})
+    drf_request = DummyView().initialize_request(request)
+    assert drf_request.query_params == {'demo': ['test']}
+
+    request = factory.post('/', {'example': 'test'})
+    drf_request = DummyView().initialize_request(request)
+    assert drf_request.data.get('example') == 'test'
+
 ---
 
 ## Forcing CSRF validation
diff --git a/tests/test_testing.py b/tests/test_testing.py
index 26a6e8ffb9..fed42342a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_testing.py
+++ b/tests/test_testing.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from rest_framework.test import (
     APIClient, APIRequestFactory, URLPatternsTestCase, force_authenticate
 )
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 
 @api_view(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS'])
@@ -294,6 +295,28 @@ def test_explicitly_enforce_csrf_checks(self):
         assert response.status_code == 403
         assert response.data == expected
 
+    def test_transform_factory_django_request_to_drf_request(self):
+        """
+        ref: GH-3608, GH-4440 & GH-6488.
+        """
+
+        factory = APIRequestFactory()
+
+        class DummyView(APIView):  # Your custom view.
+            ...
+
+        request = factory.get('/', {'demo': 'test'})
+        drf_request = DummyView().initialize_request(request)
+        assert drf_request.query_params == {'demo': ['test']}
+
+        assert hasattr(drf_request, 'accepted_media_type') is False
+        DummyView().initial(drf_request)
+        assert drf_request.accepted_media_type == 'application/json'
+
+        request = factory.post('/', {'example': 'test'})
+        drf_request = DummyView().initialize_request(request)
+        assert drf_request.data.get('example') == 'test'
+
     def test_invalid_format(self):
         """
         Attempting to use a format that is not configured will raise an