diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/models.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0fad6287c0c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from django.db import models
+from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
+
+
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
+class Poet(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+
+    class Meta:
+        app_label = 'formtools'
+        
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
+
+
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
+class Poem(models.Model):
+    poet = models.ForeignKey(Poet)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+
+    class Meta:
+        app_label = 'formtools'
+    
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/__init__.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/__init__.py
index 81de44e65568a..a67e300d71203 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
     WizardTestKwargs,
     WizardTestGenericViewInterface,
     WizardFormKwargsOverrideTests,
+    WizardInlineFormSetTests,
 )
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
index 3c2dbc3efb117..7d17befcc30a6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/wizardtests/tests.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.tests.utils import skipIfCustomUser
 from django.contrib.formtools.wizard.views import CookieWizardView
 from django.utils._os import upath
+from django.contrib.formtools.tests.models import Poet, Poem
 
 
 class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ class Meta:
         model = User
         fields = '__all__'
 
-
 UserFormSet = forms.models.modelformset_factory(User, form=UserForm, extra=2)
+PoemFormSet = forms.models.inlineformset_factory(Poet, Poem, fields="__all__")
 
 
 class WizardTests(object):
@@ -405,3 +406,24 @@ def get_form_kwargs(self, step):
         self.assertEqual(formset.initial_form_count(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(['staff@example.com'],
             list(formset.queryset.values_list('email', flat=True)))
+            
+
+class WizardInlineFormSetTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.rf = RequestFactory()
+        self.poet = Poet.objects.create(name='test')
+        self.poem = self.poet.poem_set.create(name='test poem')
+    
+    def test_set_instance(self):
+        poet = self.poet
+        class InlineFormSetWizard(CookieWizardView):
+            instance = None
+            def get_form_instance(self, step):
+                if self.instance is None:
+                    self.instance = poet
+                return self.instance
+        
+        view = InlineFormSetWizard.as_view([PoemFormSet])
+        response = view(self.rf.get('/'))
+        formset = response.context_data['wizard']['form']
+        self.assertEqual(formset.instance, self.poet)
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py b/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
index c91363569941a..c541d4de9e82f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/wizard/views.py
@@ -406,9 +406,10 @@ def get_form(self, step=None, data=None, files=None):
             'prefix': self.get_form_prefix(step, self.form_list[step]),
             'initial': self.get_form_initial(step),
         })
-        if issubclass(self.form_list[step], forms.ModelForm):
-            # If the form is based on ModelForm, add instance if available
-            # and not previously set.
+        form_class = self.form_list[step]
+        if issubclass(form_class, (forms.ModelForm, forms.models.BaseInlineFormSet)):
+            # If the form is based on ModelForm or InlineFormSet, 
+            # add instance if available and not previously set.
             kwargs.setdefault('instance', self.get_form_instance(step))
         elif issubclass(self.form_list[step], forms.models.BaseModelFormSet):
             # If the form is based on ModelFormSet, add queryset if available