diff --git a/docs/api-guide/renderers.md b/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
index 614259458..89e956d26 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
@@ -197,9 +197,17 @@ Note that views that have nested or list serializers for their input won't work
 
 ## HTMLFormRenderer
 
-Renders data returned by a serializer into an HTML form.  The output of this renderer does not include the enclosing `<form>` tags or an submit actions, as you'll probably need those to include the desired method and URL.  Also note that the `HTMLFormRenderer` does not yet support including field error messages.
+Renders data returned by a serializer into an HTML form. The output of this renderer does not include the enclosing `<form>` tags, a hidden CSRF input or any submit buttons.
 
-**Note**: The `HTMLFormRenderer` class is intended for internal use with the browsable API and admin interface. It should not be considered a fully documented or stable API. The template used by the `HTMLFormRenderer` class, and the context submitted to it **may be subject to change**.  If you need to use this renderer class it is advised that you either make a local copy of the class and templates, or follow the release note on REST framework upgrades closely.
+This renderer is not intended to be used directly, but can instead be used in templates by passing a serializer instance to the `render_form` template tag.
+
+    {% load rest_framework %}
+
+    <form action="/submit-report/" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        {% render_form serializer %}
+        <input type="submit" value="Save" />
+    </form>
 
 **.media_type**: `text/html`
 
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@ Renders data returned by a serializer into an HTML form.  The output of this ren
 
 **.charset**: `utf-8`
 
-**.template**: `'rest_framework/form.html'`
+**.template**: `'rest_framework/horizontal/form.html'`
 
 ## MultiPartRenderer
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index c5b0aeb3c..2c44bd957 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -341,26 +341,16 @@ class HTMLFormRenderer(BaseRenderer):
         Render serializer data and return an HTML form, as a string.
         """
         form = data.serializer
-        meta = getattr(form, 'Meta', None)
-        style = getattr(meta, 'style', {})
+
+        style = renderer_context.get('style', {})
         if 'template_pack' not in style:
             style['template_pack'] = self.template_pack
-        if 'base_template' not in style:
-            style['base_template'] = self.base_template
         style['renderer'] = self
 
-        # This API needs to be finessed and finalized for 3.1
-        if 'template' in renderer_context:
-            template_name = renderer_context['template']
-        elif 'template' in style:
-            template_name = style['template']
-        else:
-            template_name = style['template_pack'].strip('/') + '/' + style['base_template']
-
-        renderer_context = renderer_context or {}
-        request = renderer_context['request']
+        template_pack = style['template_pack'].strip('/')
+        template_name = template_pack + '/' + self.base_template
         template = loader.get_template(template_name)
-        context = RequestContext(request, {
+        context = Context({
             'form': form,
             'style': style
         })
@@ -505,10 +495,7 @@ class BrowsableAPIRenderer(BaseRenderer):
             return form_renderer.render(
                 serializer.data,
                 self.accepted_media_type,
-                dict(
-                    list(self.renderer_context.items()) +
-                    [('template', 'rest_framework/api_form.html')]
-                )
+                self.renderer_context
             )
 
     def get_raw_data_form(self, data, view, method, request):
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/api_form.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/api_form.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 166988324..000000000
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/api_form.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{% load rest_framework %}
-{% csrf_token %}
-{% for field in form %}
-  {% if not field.read_only %}
-    {% render_field field style=style %}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
-<!-- form.non_field_errors -->
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 8d21487ee..220bb1d5a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
                       {% with form=post_form %}
                         <form action="{{ request.get_full_path }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="form-horizontal" novalidate>
                           <fieldset>
+                            {% csrf_token %}
                             {{ post_form }}
                             <div class="form-actions">
                               <button class="btn btn-primary" title="Make a POST request on the {{ name }} resource">POST</button>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/form.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/form.html
index af16a0eb4..13fc807eb 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/form.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/form.html
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
-
-<form class="form-horizontal" role="form" action="." method="POST" novalidate>
-  {% csrf_token %}
-  {% for field in form %}
-    {% if not field.read_only %}
-      {% render_field field style=style %}
-    {% endif %}
-  {% endfor %}
-
-  <div class="form-group">
-    <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
-      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</form>
+{% for field in form %}
+  {% if not field.read_only %}
+    {% render_field field style=style %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/form.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/form.html
index e56e4312b..13fc807eb 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/form.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/form.html
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
-
-<form class="form-inline" role="form" action="." method="POST" novalidate>
-  {% csrf_token %}
-
-  {% for field in form %}
-    {% if not field.read_only %}
-      {% render_field field style=style %}
-    {% endif %}
-  {% endfor %}
-
-    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
-</form>
+{% for field in form %}
+  {% if not field.read_only %}
+    {% render_field field style=style %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/form.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/form.html
index bd57ca19a..13fc807eb 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/form.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/form.html
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 {% load rest_framework %}
-
-<form role="form" action="." method="POST" novalidate>
-  {% csrf_token %}
-  {% for field in form %}
-    {% if not field.read_only %}
-      {% render_field field style=style %}
-    {% endif %}
-  {% endfor %}
-
-  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
-</form>
+{% for field in form %}
+  {% if not field.read_only %}
+    {% render_field field style=style %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
index 08acecef7..b584fdbaf 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
+++ b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@ def get_pagination_html(pager):
 
 
 @register.simple_tag
-def render_field(field, style=None):
-    style = style or {}
+def render_form(serializer, template_pack=None):
+    style = {'template_pack': template_pack} if template_pack else {}
+    renderer = HTMLFormRenderer()
+    return renderer.render(serializer.data, None, {'style': style})
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def render_field(field, style):
     renderer = style.get('renderer', HTMLFormRenderer())
     return renderer.render_field(field, style)