diff --git a/docs/api-guide/routers.md b/docs/api-guide/routers.md
index 7884c2e94..c84654189 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/routers.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/routers.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ The following URL pattern would additionally be generated:
 
 * URL pattern: `^users/{pk}/set_password/$`  Name: `'user-set-password'`
 
+For more information see the viewset documentation on [marking extra actions for routing][route-decorators].
+
 # API Guide
 
 ## SimpleRouter
@@ -58,12 +60,12 @@ This router includes routes for the standard set of `list`, `create`, `retrieve`
     <tr><th>URL Style</th><th>HTTP Method</th><th>Action</th><th>URL Name</th></tr>
     <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
     <tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+    <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
     <tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
     <tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
     <tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
     <tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
-    <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET</td><td>@detail_route decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td>POST</td><td>@detail_route decorated method</td></tr>
+    <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
 </table>
 
 By default the URLs created by `SimpleRouter` are appended with a trailing slash.
@@ -82,12 +84,12 @@ This router is similar to `SimpleRouter` as above, but additionally includes a d
     <tr><td>[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>automatically generated root view</td><td>api-root</td></tr></tr>
     <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>list</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-list</td></tr></tr>
     <tr><td>POST</td><td>create</td></tr>
+    <tr><td>{prefix}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@list_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
     <tr><td rowspan=4>{prefix}/{lookup}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>retrieve</td><td rowspan=4>{basename}-detail</td></tr></tr>
     <tr><td>PUT</td><td>update</td></tr>
     <tr><td>PATCH</td><td>partial_update</td></tr>
     <tr><td>DELETE</td><td>destroy</td></tr>
-    <tr><td rowspan=2>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET</td><td>@detail_route decorated method</td><td rowspan=2>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td>POST</td><td>@detail_route decorated method</td></tr>
+    <tr><td>{prefix}/{lookup}/{methodname}/[.format]</td><td>GET, or as specified by `methods` argument</td><td>`@detail_route` decorated method</td><td>{basename}-{methodname}</td></tr>
 </table>
 
 As with `SimpleRouter` the trailing slashes on the URL routes can be removed by setting the `trailing_slash` argument to `False` when instantiating the router.
@@ -144,3 +146,4 @@ If you want to provide totally custom behavior, you can override `BaseRouter` an
 You may also want to override the `get_default_base_name(self, viewset)` method, or else always explicitly set the `base_name` argument when registering your viewsets with the router.
 
 [cite]: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
+[route-decorators]: viewsets.html#marking-extra-actions-for-routing
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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
index 95efc229f..9005e7cbc 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ There are two main advantages of using a `ViewSet` class over using a `View` cla
 
 Both of these come with a trade-off.  Using regular views and URL confs is more explicit and gives you more control.  ViewSets are helpful if you want to get up and running quickly, or when you have a large API and you want to enforce a consistent URL configuration throughout.
 
-## Marking extra methods for routing
+## Marking extra actions for routing
 
 The default routers included with REST framework will provide routes for a standard set of create/retrieve/update/destroy style operations, as shown below: