diff --git a/docs/topics/html-and-forms.md b/docs/topics/html-and-forms.md
index c7e51c1526..98bba87615 100644
--- a/docs/topics/html-and-forms.md
+++ b/docs/topics/html-and-forms.md
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ select.html            | `ChoiceField` or relational field types
 radio.html             | `ChoiceField` or relational field types                     | inline, hide_label
 select_multiple.html   | `MultipleChoiceField` or relational fields with `many=True` | hide_label
 checkbox_multiple.html | `MultipleChoiceField` or relational fields with `many=True` | inline, hide_label
-checkbox.html          | `BooleanField`                                              | hide_label
+checkbox.html          | `BooleanField` with `allow_null=False`                      | hide_label
+select_boolean.html    | `BooleanField` with `allow_null=True`                       | hide_label
 fieldset.html          | Nested serializer                                           | hide_label
 list_fieldset.html     | `ListField` or nested serializer with `many=True`           | hide_label
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 9b922ed918..654d9d8c0e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -712,6 +712,14 @@ def to_representation(self, value):
                 return None
         return bool(value)
 
+    def iter_options(self):
+        choices = {
+            "": _("Unknown"),
+            True: _("Yes"),
+            False: _("No"),
+        }
+        return iter_options(choices)
+
 
 # String types...
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 8987fb962e..a688b8a2b9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ def render_field(self, field, parent_style):
             return ''
 
         style = self.default_style[field].copy()
+        if isinstance(field._field, serializers.BooleanField) and field._field.allow_null:
+            style['base_template'] = 'select_boolean.html'
         style.update(field.style)
         if 'template_pack' not in style:
             style['template_pack'] = parent_style.get('template_pack', self.template_pack)
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_boolean.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_boolean.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e7778b73b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/select_boolean.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% load rest_framework %}
+<div class="form-group {% if field.errors %}has-error{% endif %}">
+  {% if field.label %}
+  <label
+    class="col-sm-2 control-label {% if style.hide_label %}sr-only{% endif %}"
+  >
+    {{ field.label }}
+  </label>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <div class="col-sm-10">
+    <select class="form-control" name="{{ field.name }}">
+      {% for select in field.iter_options %} {% if select.value|as_string == field.value|as_string %}
+      <option value="{{ select.value }}" selected>
+        {{ select.display_text }}
+      </option>
+      {% else %}
+      <option value="{{ select.value }}">{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+      {% endif %} {% endfor %}
+    </select>
+
+    {% if field.errors %} {% for error in field.errors %}
+    <span class="help-block">{{ error }}</span>
+    {% endfor %} {% endif %} {% if field.help_text %}
+    <span class="help-block">{{ field.help_text|safe }}</span>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_boolean.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_boolean.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..562f7f230c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/select_boolean.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{% load rest_framework %}
+<label class="sr-only">{{ field.label }}</label>
+<select class="form-control" name="{{ field.name }}">
+  {% for select in field.iter_options %} {% if select.value|as_string == field.value|as_string %}
+  <option value="{{ select.value }}" selected>{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+  {% else %}
+  <option value="{{ select.value }}">{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+  {% endif %} {% endfor %}
+</select>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_boolean.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_boolean.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..150bb49484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/select_boolean.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{% load rest_framework %}
+<div class="form-group {% if field.errors %}has-error{% endif %}">
+  {% if field.label %}
+  <label {% if style.hide_label %}class="sr-only" {% endif %}>
+    {{ field.label }}
+  </label>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <select class="form-control" name="{{ field.name }}">
+    {% for select in field.iter_options %} {% if select.value|as_string == field.value|as_string %}
+    <option value="{{ select.value }}" selected>
+      {{ select.display_text }}
+    </option>
+    {% else %}
+    <option value="{{ select.value }}">{{ select.display_text }}</option>
+    {% endif %} {% endfor %}
+  </select>
+
+  {% if field.errors %} {% for error in field.errors %}
+  <span class="help-block">{{ error }}</span>
+  {% endfor %} {% endif %} {% if field.help_text %}
+  <span class="help-block">{{ field.help_text|safe }}</span>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
index e6bd84f30e..00da6ec4f2 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
         )
 
     def as_form_field(self):
-        value = '' if (self.value is None or self.value is False) else self.value
+        if self._field.allow_null:
+            value = '' if self.value is None else self.value
+        else:
+            value = '' if (self.value is None or self.value is False) else self.value
         return self.__class__(self._field, value, self.errors, self._prefix)
 
 
@@ -142,6 +145,8 @@ def as_form_field(self):
         for key, value in self.value.items():
             if isinstance(value, (list, dict)):
                 values[key] = value
+            elif self.fields[key].allow_null:
+                values[key] = '' if value is None else value
             else:
                 values[key] = '' if (value is None or value is False) else force_str(value)
         return self.__class__(self._field, values, self.errors, self._prefix)
diff --git a/tests/test_bound_fields.py b/tests/test_bound_fields.py
index 737af4e751..4e4247d9df 100644
--- a/tests/test_bound_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_bound_fields.py
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ def test_as_form_fields(self):
         class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
             bool_field = serializers.BooleanField()
             null_field = serializers.IntegerField(allow_null=True)
+            nullable_bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
 
-        serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': False, 'null_field': None})
+        serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': False, 'null_field': None, 'nullable_bool_field': False})
         assert serializer.is_valid()
         assert serializer['bool_field'].as_form_field().value == ''
         assert serializer['null_field'].as_form_field().value == ''
+        assert serializer['nullable_bool_field'].as_form_field().value is False
 
     def test_rendering_boolean_field(self):
         from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
@@ -91,6 +93,112 @@ class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         rendered_packed = ''.join(rendered.split())
         assert rendered_packed == expected_packed
 
+    def test_rendering_nullable_boolean_field(self):
+        from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
+
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
+
+        renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+        cases = [
+            (True, (
+                '<optionvalue="">Unknown</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="True"selected>Yes</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="False">No</option>'
+            )),
+            (False, (
+                '<optionvalue="">Unknown</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="True">Yes</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="False"selected>No</option>'
+            )),
+            (None, (
+                '<optionvalue=""selected>Unknown</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="True">Yes</option>'
+                '<optionvalue="False">No</option>'
+            )),
+        ]
+        for value, options in cases:
+            serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': value})
+            assert serializer.is_valid()
+            rendered = renderer.render_field(serializer['bool_field'], {})
+            expected_packed = (
+                '<divclass="form-group">'
+                '<label>Boolfield</label>'
+                '<selectclass="form-control"name="bool_field">'
+            ) + options + '</select></div>'
+            rendered_packed = ''.join(rendered.split())
+            assert rendered_packed == expected_packed
+
+    def test_rendering_nullable_boolean_field_with_explicit_style(self):
+        from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
+
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(
+                allow_null=True,
+                style={'base_template': 'checkbox.html', 'template_pack': 'rest_framework/vertical'})
+
+        serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': True})
+        assert serializer.is_valid()
+        renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+        rendered = renderer.render_field(serializer['bool_field'], {})
+        expected_packed = (
+            '<divclass="form-group">'
+            '<divclass="checkbox">'
+            '<label>'
+            '<inputtype="checkbox"name="bool_field"value="true"checked>'
+            'Boolfield'
+            '</label>'
+            '</div>'
+            '</div>'
+        )
+        rendered_packed = ''.join(rendered.split())
+        assert rendered_packed == expected_packed
+
+    def test_rendering_nullable_boolean_field_template_packs(self):
+        from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
+
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
+
+        cases = [
+            (True, '<optionvalue="True"selected>Yes</option>'),
+            (False, '<optionvalue="False"selected>No</option>'),
+            (None, '<optionvalue=""selected>Unknown</option>'),
+        ]
+        for template_pack in ('rest_framework/vertical', 'rest_framework/horizontal', 'rest_framework/inline'):
+            renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+            renderer.template_pack = template_pack
+            for value, selected_option in cases:
+                serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': value})
+                assert serializer.is_valid()
+                rendered = renderer.render_field(serializer['bool_field'], {})
+                rendered_packed = ''.join(rendered.split())
+                assert selected_option in rendered_packed
+
+    def test_rendering_nullable_boolean_field_on_redisplay(self):
+        from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
+
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
+            other = serializers.CharField()
+
+        # After a failed validation the bound value is the raw submitted
+        # string, not a bool; the submitted option must stay selected.
+        cases = [
+            ('True', '<optionvalue="True"selected>Yes</option>'),
+            ('False', '<optionvalue="False"selected>No</option>'),
+            ('', '<optionvalue=""selected>Unknown</option>'),
+        ]
+        for template_pack in ('rest_framework/vertical', 'rest_framework/horizontal', 'rest_framework/inline'):
+            renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+            renderer.template_pack = template_pack
+            for raw_value, selected_option in cases:
+                serializer = ExampleSerializer(data={'bool_field': raw_value})
+                assert not serializer.is_valid()
+                rendered = renderer.render_field(serializer['bool_field'], {})
+                rendered_packed = ''.join(rendered.split())
+                assert selected_option in rendered_packed
+
 
 class CustomJSONField(serializers.JSONField):
     pass
@@ -124,6 +232,7 @@ class Nested(serializers.Serializer):
             null_field = serializers.IntegerField(allow_null=True)
             json_field = serializers.JSONField()
             custom_json_field = CustomJSONField()
+            nullable_bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
 
         class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
             nested = Nested()
@@ -133,6 +242,7 @@ class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
                 'bool_field': False, 'null_field': None,
                 'json_field': {'bool_item': True, 'number': 1, 'text_item': 'text'},
                 'custom_json_field': {'bool_item': True, 'number': 1, 'text_item': 'text'},
+                'nullable_bool_field': False,
             }})
         assert serializer.is_valid()
         assert serializer['nested']['bool_field'].as_form_field().value == ''
@@ -147,6 +257,7 @@ class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     "number": 1,
     "text_item": "text"
 }'''
+        assert serializer['nested'].as_form_field().value['nullable_bool_field'] is False
 
     def test_rendering_nested_fields_with_none_value(self):
         from rest_framework.renderers import HTMLFormRenderer
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 4cbbc030e3..fffefaf0c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -845,6 +845,24 @@ class TestNullableBooleanField(TestBooleanField):
     }
     field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'input_value,output_value',
+        [
+            ('', None),
+            ('True', True),
+            ('False', False),
+        ]
+    )
+    def test_nullable_boolean_html(self, input_value, output_value):
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            bool_field = serializers.BooleanField(allow_null=True)
+
+        data = QueryDict(mutable=True)
+        data.update({'bool_field': input_value})
+        serializer = TestSerializer(data=data)
+        assert serializer.is_valid()
+        assert serializer.validated_data['bool_field'] is output_value
+
 
 # String types...