diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
index 4d01197e2..c2dcb3ddc 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
{% for section_key, section in document.data.items %}
+{% if section_key %}
{{ section_key }}
+{% endif %}
{% for link_key, link in section.links.items %}
{% include "rest_framework/docs/link.html" %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/sidebar.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/sidebar.html
index f55fc6c14..74576f73c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/sidebar.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/sidebar.html
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@