diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 6c7cdf537..c2e761f09 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -200,6 +200,42 @@ class TemplateHTMLRenderer(BaseRenderer):
                                        response.status_text.title()))
 
 
+class JinjaTemplateRenderer(TemplateHTMLRenderer):
+    """
+    Renders data to HTML for use with the Jinja2 template engine.
+
+    The template name is determined by (in order of preference):
+
+    1. An explicit .template_name set on the response.
+    2. An explicit .template_name set on this class.
+    3. The return result of calling view.get_template_names().
+    """
+
+    def render(self, data, accepted_media_type=None, renderer_context=None):
+
+        renderer_context = renderer_context or {}
+        view = renderer_context['view']
+        request = renderer_context['request']
+        response = renderer_context['response']
+
+        # add the current user to the context
+        # otherwise it won't be available in templates
+        renderer_context['user'] = request.user
+
+        # get template (jinja2)
+        if response.exception:
+            template = self.get_exception_template(response)
+        else:
+            template_names = self.get_template_names(response, view)
+            template = self.resolve_template(template_names)
+
+        # return the dict containing the context
+        # for jinja2 to process.
+        # Would throw a value error if a
+        # RequestContext was returned
+        return template.render(renderer_context)
+
+
 # Note, subclass TemplateHTMLRenderer simply for the exception behavior
 class StaticHTMLRenderer(TemplateHTMLRenderer):
     """