diff --git a/adrf/views.py b/adrf/views.py
index 97b0836..90c9b7d 100755
--- a/adrf/views.py
+++ b/adrf/views.py
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ async def check_async_permissions(
             return_exceptions=True,
         )
 
-        for has_permission in has_permissions:
+        for permission, has_permission in zip(permissions, has_permissions):
             if isinstance(has_permission, Exception):
                 raise has_permission
             elif not has_permission:
                 self.permission_denied(
                     request,
-                    message=getattr(has_permission, "detail", None),
-                    code=getattr(has_permission, "code", None),
+                    message=getattr(permission, "message", None),
+                    code=getattr(permission, "code", None),
                 )
 
     def check_sync_permissions(
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def check_sync_permissions(
             if not permission.has_permission(request, self):
                 self.permission_denied(
                     request,
-                    message=getattr(permission, "detail", None),
+                    message=getattr(permission, "message", None),
                     code=getattr(permission, "code", None),
                 )
 
@@ -206,14 +206,16 @@ async def check_async_object_permissions(
             return_exceptions=True,
         )
 
-        for has_object_permission in has_object_permissions:
+        for permission, has_object_permission in zip(
+            permissions, has_object_permissions
+        ):
             if isinstance(has_object_permission, Exception):
                 raise has_object_permission
             elif not has_object_permission:
                 self.permission_denied(
                     request,
-                    message=getattr(has_object_permission, "detail", None),
-                    code=getattr(has_object_permission, "code", None),
+                    message=getattr(permission, "message", None),
+                    code=getattr(permission, "code", None),
                 )
 
     def check_sync_object_permissions(
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ def check_sync_object_permissions(
             if not permission.has_object_permission(request, self, obj):
                 self.permission_denied(
                     request,
-                    message=getattr(permission, "detail", None),
+                    message=getattr(permission, "message", None),
                     code=getattr(permission, "code", None),
                 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_object_permissions.py b/tests/test_object_permissions.py
index 8d049d0..2fed828 100755
--- a/tests/test_object_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_object_permissions.py
@@ -73,3 +73,61 @@ async def test_sync_object_permission_reject(self):
         )(request)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+
+class AsyncMessageObjectPermission(BasePermission):
+    message = "Async object permission denied for a specific reason."
+    code = "async_obj_denied"
+
+    async def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return True
+
+    async def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
+        return False
+
+
+class SyncMessageObjectPermission(BasePermission):
+    message = "Sync object permission denied for a specific reason."
+    code = "sync_obj_denied"
+
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return True
+
+    def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
+        return False
+
+
+class MessageObjectPermissionTestView(ObjectPermissionTestView):
+    # `permission_denied` short circuits to `NotAuthenticated` when the request
+    # carries authenticators but none succeeded, which would mask the message
+    # under test.
+    authentication_classes = ()
+
+
+@override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF=__name__)
+class TestObjectPermissionDeniedMessage(TestCase):
+    """The denial message and code are read from the permission that denied."""
+
+    async def test_async_object_permission_denied_message(self):
+        request = factory.get("/async/reject")
+
+        response = await MessageObjectPermissionTestView.as_view(
+            permission_classes=(AsyncMessageObjectPermission,)
+        )(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"], AsyncMessageObjectPermission.message)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.data["detail"].code, AsyncMessageObjectPermission.code
+        )
+
+    async def test_sync_object_permission_denied_message(self):
+        request = factory.get("/sync/reject")
+
+        response = await MessageObjectPermissionTestView.as_view(
+            permission_classes=(SyncMessageObjectPermission,)
+        )(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"], SyncMessageObjectPermission.message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"].code, SyncMessageObjectPermission.code)
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index 566e741..23002f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -214,3 +214,74 @@ async def test_sync_first_complex_mixed_permission(
         mock_async_accept.assert_awaited()
         mock_sync_reject.assert_called()
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+
+class AsyncMessagePermission(AsyncBasePermission):
+    message = "Async permission denied for a specific reason."
+    code = "async_denied"
+
+    async def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return False
+
+
+class SyncMessagePermission(BasePermission):
+    message = "Sync permission denied for a specific reason."
+    code = "sync_denied"
+
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return False
+
+
+class AsyncAllowPermission(AsyncBasePermission):
+    message = "This permission allowed the request, so its message must not be used."
+
+    async def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        return True
+
+
+class MessageView(APIView):
+    # `permission_denied` short circuits to `NotAuthenticated` when the request
+    # carries authenticators but none succeeded, which would mask the message
+    # under test.
+    authentication_classes = ()
+
+    async def get(self, request):
+        return HttpResponse("ok")
+
+
+@override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF=__name__)
+class TestPermissionDeniedMessage(TestCase):
+    """The denial message and code are read from the permission that denied."""
+
+    async def test_async_permission_denied_message(self):
+        request = factory.get("/view/async/reject/")
+
+        response = await MessageView.as_view(
+            permission_classes=(AsyncMessagePermission,)
+        )(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"], AsyncMessagePermission.message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"].code, AsyncMessagePermission.code)
+
+    async def test_sync_permission_denied_message(self):
+        request = factory.get("/view/sync/reject/")
+
+        response = await MessageView.as_view(
+            permission_classes=(SyncMessagePermission,)
+        )(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"], SyncMessagePermission.message)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"].code, SyncMessagePermission.code)
+
+    async def test_async_permission_denied_message_of_the_denying_permission(self):
+        """The message must come from the permission that actually returned False."""
+        request = factory.get("/view/async/reject/")
+
+        response = await MessageView.as_view(
+            permission_classes=(AsyncAllowPermission, AsyncMessagePermission)
+        )(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["detail"], AsyncMessagePermission.message)