diff --git a/apps/documents/managers.py b/apps/documents/managers.py
index b919795a11..70915cb949 100644
--- a/apps/documents/managers.py
+++ b/apps/documents/managers.py
@@ -47,3 +47,8 @@ class RecentDocumentManager(models.Manager):
             return document_model.objects.filter(recentdocument__user=user).order_by('-recentdocument__datetime_accessed')
         else:
             return document_model.objects.none()
+
+
+class DocumentTypeManager(models.Manager):
+    def get_by_natural_key(self, name):
+        return self.get(name=name)
diff --git a/apps/documents/models.py b/apps/documents/models.py
index 0e025abe63..2d8de2ef4c 100644
--- a/apps/documents/models.py
+++ b/apps/documents/models.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ from converter.literals import (DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL, DEFAULT_ROTATION,
 from .conf.settings import (CHECKSUM_FUNCTION, UUID_FUNCTION,
     STORAGE_BACKEND, DISPLAY_SIZE, CACHE_PATH,
     ZOOM_MAX_LEVEL, ZOOM_MIN_LEVEL)
-from .managers import DocumentPageTransformationManager, RecentDocumentManager
+from .managers import (DocumentPageTransformationManager, RecentDocumentManager,
+    DocumentTypeManager)
 from .utils import document_save_to_temp_dir
 from .literals import (RELEASE_LEVEL_FINAL, RELEASE_LEVEL_CHOICES,
     VERSION_UPDATE_MAJOR, VERSION_UPDATE_MINOR, VERSION_UPDATE_MICRO)
@@ -60,9 +61,14 @@ class DocumentType(models.Model):
     """
     name = models.CharField(max_length=32, verbose_name=_(u'name'), unique=True)
 
+    objects = DocumentTypeManager()
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.name
 
+   def natural_key(self):
+        return (self.name,)
+
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _(u'document type')
         verbose_name_plural = _(u'documents types')