diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 8c2486bea7..c1cea1e831 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import copy
 import inspect
 import traceback
-from collections import OrderedDict
+from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist, ImproperlyConfigured
@@ -1508,28 +1508,55 @@ def get_unique_together_validators(self):
         # which may map onto a model field. Any dotted field name lookups
         # cannot map to a field, and must be a traversal, so we're not
         # including those.
-        field_names = {
-            field.source for field in self._writable_fields
+        field_sources = OrderedDict(
+            (field.field_name, field.source) for field in self._writable_fields
             if (field.source != '*') and ('.' not in field.source)
-        }
+        )
 
         # Special Case: Add read_only fields with defaults.
-        field_names |= {
-            field.source for field in self.fields.values()
+        field_sources.update(OrderedDict(
+            (field.field_name, field.source) for field in self.fields.values()
             if (field.read_only) and (field.default != empty) and (field.source != '*') and ('.' not in field.source)
-        }
+        ))
+
+        # Invert so we can find the serializer field names that correspond to
+        # the model field names in the unique_together sets. This also allows
+        # us to check that multiple fields don't map to the same source.
+        source_map = defaultdict(list)
+        for name, source in field_sources.items():
+            source_map[source].append(name)
 
         # Note that we make sure to check `unique_together` both on the
         # base model class, but also on any parent classes.
         validators = []
         for parent_class in model_class_inheritance_tree:
             for unique_together in parent_class._meta.unique_together:
-                if field_names.issuperset(set(unique_together)):
-                    validator = UniqueTogetherValidator(
-                        queryset=parent_class._default_manager,
-                        fields=unique_together
+                # Skip if serializer does not map to all unique together sources
+                if not set(source_map).issuperset(set(unique_together)):
+                    continue
+
+                for source in unique_together:
+                    assert len(source_map[source]) == 1, (
+                        "Unable to create `UniqueTogetherValidator` for "
+                        "`{model}.{field}` as `{serializer}` has multiple "
+                        "fields ({fields}) that map to this model field. "
+                        "Either remove the extra fields, or override "
+                        "`Meta.validators` with a `UniqueTogetherValidator` "
+                        "using the desired field names."
+                        .format(
+                            model=self.Meta.model.__name__,
+                            serializer=self.__class__.__name__,
+                            field=source,
+                            fields=', '.join(source_map[source]),
+                        )
                     )
-                    validators.append(validator)
+
+                field_names = tuple(source_map[f][0] for f in unique_together)
+                validator = UniqueTogetherValidator(
+                    queryset=parent_class._default_manager,
+                    fields=field_names
+                )
+                validators.append(validator)
         return validators
 
     def get_unique_for_date_validators(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_validators.py b/tests/test_validators.py
index 21c00073d6..4962cf5816 100644
--- a/tests/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/test_validators.py
@@ -344,6 +344,49 @@ class Meta:
             ]
         }
 
+    def test_default_validator_with_fields_with_source(self):
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            name = serializers.CharField(source='race_name')
+
+            class Meta:
+                model = UniquenessTogetherModel
+                fields = ['name', 'position']
+
+        serializer = TestSerializer()
+        expected = dedent("""
+            TestSerializer():
+                name = CharField(source='race_name')
+                position = IntegerField()
+                class Meta:
+                    validators = [<UniqueTogetherValidator(queryset=UniquenessTogetherModel.objects.all(), fields=('name', 'position'))>]
+        """)
+        assert repr(serializer) == expected
+
+    def test_default_validator_with_multiple_fields_with_same_source(self):
+        class TestSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+            name = serializers.CharField(source='race_name')
+            other_name = serializers.CharField(source='race_name')
+
+            class Meta:
+                model = UniquenessTogetherModel
+                fields = ['name', 'other_name', 'position']
+
+        serializer = TestSerializer(data={
+            'name': 'foo',
+            'other_name': 'foo',
+            'position': 1,
+        })
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as excinfo:
+            serializer.is_valid()
+
+        expected = (
+            "Unable to create `UniqueTogetherValidator` for "
+            "`UniquenessTogetherModel.race_name` as `TestSerializer` has "
+            "multiple fields (name, other_name) that map to this model field. "
+            "Either remove the extra fields, or override `Meta.validators` "
+            "with a `UniqueTogetherValidator` using the desired field names.")
+        assert str(excinfo.value) == expected
+
     def test_allow_explict_override(self):
         """
         Ensure validators can be explicitly removed..