diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index 1d4c34cb9..6bc572fa4 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ By default, `HyperlinkedRelatedField` is read-write, although you can change thi
 **Arguments**:
 
 * `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship.  **required**.
+* `view_namespace` - The namespace of the view, used as the target of the relationship. The default namespace can be set as HyperlinkedModelSerializerOptions attribute. If not set, it's `None`.
 * `format` - If using format suffixes, hyperlinked fields will use the same format suffix for the target unless overridden by using the `format` argument.
 * `queryset` - By default `ModelSerializer` classes will use the default queryset for the relationship.  `Serializer` classes must either set a queryset explicitly, or set `read_only=True`.
 * `slug_field` - The field on the target that should be used for the lookup. Default is `'slug'`.
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ This field is always read-only.
 **Arguments**:
 
 * `view_name` - The view name that should be used as the target of the relationship.  **required**.
+* `view_namespace` - The namespace of the view, used as the target of the relationship. The default namespace can be set as HyperlinkedModelSerializerOptions attribute. If not set, it's `None`.
 * `format` - If using format suffixes, hyperlinked fields will use the same format suffix for the target unless overridden by using the `format` argument.
 * `slug_field` - The field on the target that should be used for the lookup. Default is `'slug'`.
 * `pk_url_kwarg` - The named url parameter for the pk field lookup. Default is `pk`.
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index a7652db0c..97b60a004 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class HyperlinkedRelatedField(RelatedField):
         return self.slug_field
 
     def to_native(self, obj):
-        view_namespace = self.view_namespace
+        view_namespace = self.view_namespace or getattr(self.parent.opts, 'view_namespace', None)
         view_name = self.view_name
         if view_namespace:
             view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name':view_name}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class HyperlinkedIdentityField(Field):
     def field_to_native(self, obj, field_name):
         request = self.context.get('request', None)
         format = self.format or self.context.get('format', None)
-        view_namespace = self.view_namespace
+        view_namespace = self.view_namespace or getattr(self.parent.opts, 'view_namespace', None)
         view_name = self.view_name
         if view_namespace:
             view_name = '%(namespace)s:%(name)' % {'namespace': view_namespace, 'name':view_name}