diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridField.php b/forms/gridfield/GridField.php
index ae4486dae..7ea9ce4c8 100755
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridField.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridField.php
@@ -438,7 +438,13 @@ class GridField extends FormField {
 		}
 		
 		// Default implementation
-		return $record->relField($fieldName);
+		if($record->hasMethod('relField')) {
+			return $record->relField($fieldName);
+		} elseif($record->hasMethod($fieldName)) {
+			return $record->$fieldName();
+		} else {
+			return $record->$fieldName;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**