diff --git a/django_filters/filters.py b/django_filters/filters.py
index a024e9b0..cada331c 100644
--- a/django_filters/filters.py
+++ b/django_filters/filters.py
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 )
 from .utils import get_model_field, label_for_filter
 
+try:
+    from django.utils.choices import normalize_choices
+except ImportError:
+    DJANGO_50 = False
+else:
+    DJANGO_50 = True
+
+
 __all__ = [
     "AllValuesFilter",
     "AllValuesMultipleFilter",
@@ -479,6 +487,12 @@ def __init__(self, choices=None, filters=None, *args, **kwargs):
         if filters is not None:
             self.filters = filters
 
+        if isinstance(self.choices, dict):
+            if DJANGO_50:
+                self.choices = normalize_choices(self.choices)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("Django 5.0 or later is required for dict choices")
+
         all_choices = list(
             chain.from_iterable(
                 [subchoice[0] for subchoice in choice[1]]
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index 290fbc13..bcbf9c17 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import inspect
+import unittest
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta
 from unittest import mock
 
+import django
 from django import forms
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 from django.utils import translation
@@ -1105,6 +1107,22 @@ def test_choices_with_optgroups_dont_mistmatch(self):
             choices=[("group", ("a", "a")), ("b", "b")], filters={"a": None, "b": None}
         )
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(django.VERSION >= (5, 0), "Django 5.0 introduced new dictionary choices option")
+    def test_grouped_choices_as_dictionary(self):
+        DateRangeFilter(
+            choices={"group": {"a": "a", "b": "b"}}, filters={"a": None, "b": None}
+        )
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(django.VERSION <= (4, 2), "Django 5.0 introduced new dictionary choices option")
+    def test_grouped_choices_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(
+            ValueError,
+            "Django 5.0 or later is required for dict choices"
+        ):
+            DateRangeFilter(
+                choices={"group": {"a": "a", "b": "b"}}, filters={"a": None, "b": None}
+            )
+
     def test_filtering_for_this_year(self):
         qs = mock.Mock(spec=["filter"])
         with mock.patch("django_filters.filters.now") as mock_now: