Index: django/db/models/fields/related.py =================================================================== --- django/db/models/fields/related.py (revision 8255) +++ django/db/models/fields/related.py (working copy) @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if hasattr(value, 'as_sql'): sql, params = value.as_sql() return QueryWrapper(('(%s)' % sql), params) - if lookup_type == 'exact': + if lookup_type in ['exact', 'gt', 'lt']: return [pk_trace(value)] if lookup_type == 'in': return [pk_trace(v) for v in value]