diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 9cc7659c69124..ab85bdc3488bc 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def in_bulk(self, id_list):
         """
         assert self.query.can_filter(), \
                 "Cannot use 'limit' or 'offset' with in_bulk"
-        assert isinstance(id_list, (tuple,  list)), \
+        assert isinstance(id_list, (tuple,  list, set, frozenset)), \
                 "in_bulk() must be provided with a list of IDs."
         if not id_list:
             return {}
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py b/tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py
index 94c16ff071d2f..e1973e84566e9 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/lookup/models.py
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ def __unicode__(self):
 <Article: Article 2>
 >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([3])
 {3: <Article: Article 3>}
+>>> Article.objects.in_bulk(set([3]))
+{3: <Article: Article 3>}
+>>> Article.objects.in_bulk(frozenset([3]))
+{3: <Article: Article 3>}
+>>> Article.objects.in_bulk((3,))
+{3: <Article: Article 3>}
 >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([1000])
 {}
 >>> Article.objects.in_bulk([])