diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_views.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_views.py
index 77b113ee5..31f6b1cd9 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_views.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class TestCustomExceptionHandler(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.DEFAULT_HANDLER = api_settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER
 
-        def exception_handler(exc):
+        def exception_handler(exc, request=None):
             return Response('Error!', status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
         api_settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER = exception_handler
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index a2668f2c0..be9abd13a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_view_description(view_cls, html=False):
     return description
 
 
-def exception_handler(exc):
+def exception_handler(exc, request=None):
     """
     Returns the response that should be used for any given exception.
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class APIView(View):
             else:
                 exc.status_code = status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
 
-        response = self.settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER(exc)
+        response = self.settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER(exc, self.request)
 
         if response is None:
             raise