diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
index e9e3f4a0a3..05f16db9fe 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class Field(object):
         return first_choice + list(self.flatchoices)
 
     def _get_val_from_obj(self, obj):
-        if obj:
+        if obj is not None:
             return getattr(obj, self.attname)
         else:
             return self.get_default()
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/models.py
index ccd850326d..bec0a98202 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/models.py
@@ -258,3 +258,9 @@ class InheritBaseModel(BaseModel):
 class ExplicitInheritBaseModel(BaseModel):
     parent = models.OneToOneField(BaseModel)
     child_data = models.IntegerField()
+
+class LengthModel(models.Model):
+    data = models.IntegerField()
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return self.data
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
index 11b53a5277..84e90ff7e1 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/serializers_regress/tests.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ forward, backwards and self references.
 """
 
 
-import unittest, datetime
+import datetime
+import decimal
+import unittest
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 from django.utils.functional import curry
@@ -18,10 +20,6 @@ from django.core import management
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from models import *
-try:
-    import decimal
-except ImportError:
-    from django.utils import _decimal as decimal
 
 # A set of functions that can be used to recreate
 # test data objects of various kinds.
@@ -326,6 +324,8 @@ The end."""),
     (data_obj, 1001, BigIntegerData, -9223372036854775808),
     (data_obj, 1002, BigIntegerData, 0),
     (data_obj, 1003, BigIntegerData, None),
+    (data_obj, 1004, LengthModel, 0),
+    (data_obj, 1005, LengthModel, 1),
 ]
 
 # Because Oracle treats the empty string as NULL, Oracle is expected to fail