diff --git a/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt b/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
index 1a5c7776b5..83d14a0777 100644
--- a/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Allowed HTTP methods
 ====================
 
 The decorators in :mod:`django.views.decorators.http` can be used to restrict
-access to views based on the request method.
+access to views based on the request method. These decorators will return
+a :class:`django.http.HttpResponseNotAllowed` if the conditions are not met.
 
 .. function:: require_http_methods(request_method_list)