diff --git a/docs/ref/files/storage.txt b/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
index 8cae580767..c09a46fa64 100644
--- a/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ File storage API
 
 .. module:: django.core.files.storage
 
-Getting the current storage class
+Getting the default storage class
 =================================
 
-Django provides two convenient ways to access the current storage class:
+Django provides convenient ways to access the default storage class:
 
 .. class:: DefaultStorage
 
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Django provides two convenient ways to access the current storage class:
     :setting:`DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE`. :class:`DefaultStorage` uses
     :func:`~django.core.files.storage.get_storage_class` internally.
 
+.. data:: default_storage
+
+    :data:`~django.core.files.storage.default_storage` is an instance of the
+    :class:`~django.core.files.storage.DefaultStorage`.
+
 .. function:: get_storage_class(import_path=None)
 
     Returns a class or module which implements the storage API.