diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9754b6..f6c26af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Current version (in development)
+
+* Feature: Added `monkey_patch_drf()` utility.
+
 ## v0.7.0 (2023-08-23)
 
 This version fixes a bug that affects Django 3.x installations and is recommended for those users.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8da16c..3af8100 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A drop-in replacement for Django's `AutoField` that gives you "Stripe-style" sel
   - [Required Parameters](#required-parameters)
   - [Optional Parameters](#optional-parameters)
   - [Registering URLs](#registering-urls)
+  - [Django REST Framework](#django-rest-framework)
   - [Field Attributes](#field-attributes)
     - [`.validate_string(strval)`](#validate_stringstrval)
     - [`.re`](#re)
@@ -183,6 +184,18 @@ def user_detail(request, id):
   ...
 ```
 
+### Django REST Framework
+
+Django REST Framework (DRF) works mostly without issue with `django-spicy-id`. However, an additional step is needed so that DRF treats spicy ID fields as strings, not integers, in serializers.
+
+You can use the included utility function to monkey patch DRF. It is safe to call this method multiple times.
+
+```py
+from django_spicy_id import monkey_patch_drf
+
+monkey_patch_drf()
+```
+
 ### Field Attributes
 
 The following attributes are available on the field once constructed
diff --git a/django_spicy_id/__init__.py b/django_spicy_id/__init__.py
index 9d07441..3801048 100644
--- a/django_spicy_id/__init__.py
+++ b/django_spicy_id/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .contrib import monkey_patch_drf
 from .errors import MalformedSpicyIdError, SpicyIdError
 from .fields import (
     ENCODING_BASE_58,
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@
     SpicyIdError,
     MalformedSpicyIdError,
     get_url_converter,
+    monkey_patch_drf,
 ]
diff --git a/django_spicy_id/contrib.py b/django_spicy_id/contrib.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591197a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_spicy_id/contrib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from . import fields
+
+
+def monkey_patch_drf():
+    """Monkey-patch Django Rest Framework to be aware of our field types.
+
+    Instructs DRF to treat our fields like CharFields.
+    """
+    from rest_framework.fields import CharField
+    from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer
+
+    for f in (fields.SpicyAutoField, fields.SpicyBigAutoField, fields.SpicySmallAutoField):
+        ModelSerializer.serializer_field_mapping[f] = CharField