diff --git a/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt b/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
index 09ffecbdf9..946bcb9009 100644
--- a/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/http/decorators.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ various HTTP features.
 Allowed HTTP methods
 ====================
 
-The following decorators in :mod:`django.views.decorators.http` can be used to
-restrict access to views based on the request method.
+The decorators in :mod:`django.views.decorators.http` can be used to restrict
+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)