diff --git a/docs/api-guide/status-codes.md b/docs/api-guide/status-codes.md
index 401f45ce0..b50c96ae3 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/status-codes.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/status-codes.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Response status codes beginning with the digit "5" indicate cases in which the s
     HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
     HTTP_504_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
     HTTP_505_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED
-    HTTP_511_NETWORD_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
+    HTTP_511_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
 
 
 [rfc2324]: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt
diff --git a/rest_framework/status.py b/rest_framework/status.py
index f3a5e4814..a1eb48dae 100644
--- a/rest_framework/status.py
+++ b/rest_framework/status.py
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ HTTP_502_BAD_GATEWAY = 502
 HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE = 503
 HTTP_504_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT = 504
 HTTP_505_HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED = 505
-HTTP_511_NETWORD_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED = 511
+HTTP_511_NETWORK_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED = 511