diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index b445bf3e..04cd30de 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -2475,7 +2475,10 @@ class MasterView(View):
         return cls.get_route_prefix()
 
     def get_row_grid_key(self):
-        return '{}.{}'.format(self.get_grid_key(), self.request.matchdict[self.get_model_key()])
+        model_key = self.get_model_key(as_tuple=True)
+        key = '.'.join([self.get_grid_key()] +
+                       [self.request.matchdict[k] for k in model_key])
+        return key
 
     def get_grid_actions(self):
         main, more = self.get_main_actions(), self.get_more_actions()
@@ -2875,10 +2878,12 @@ class MasterView(View):
             query = self.Session.query(self.get_model_class())
             for i, model_key in enumerate(model_keys):
                 key = self.request.matchdict[model_key]
+                if self.key_is_integer(model_key):
+                    key = int(key)
                 query = query.filter(getattr(self.model_class, model_key) == key)
             try:
                 obj = query.one()
-            except NoResultFound:
+            except orm.exc.NoResultFound:
                 raise self.notfound()
 
         # pretend global object doesn't exist, unless access allowed
@@ -2889,6 +2894,18 @@ class MasterView(View):
 
         return obj
 
+    def key_is_integer(self, model_key):
+
+        # inspect model class to determine if model_key is numeric
+        cls = self.get_model_class(error=False)
+        if cls:
+            attr = getattr(cls, model_key)
+            if isinstance(attr.type, sa.Integer):
+                return True
+
+        # do not assume integer by default
+        return False
+
     def get_instance_title(self, instance):
         """
         Return a "pretty" title for the instance, to be used in the page title etc.