diff --git a/rest_framework/documentation.py b/rest_framework/documentation.py
index 48458e188..9f9c828bc 100644
--- a/rest_framework/documentation.py
+++ b/rest_framework/documentation.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ from rest_framework.renderers import (
     CoreJSONRenderer, DocumentationRenderer, SchemaJSRenderer
 )
 from rest_framework.schemas import SchemaGenerator, get_schema_view
+from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
 
 def get_docs_view(
         title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True,
-        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator):
+        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator,
+        authentication_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES,
+        permission_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES):
     renderer_classes = [DocumentationRenderer, CoreJSONRenderer]
 
     return get_schema_view(
@@ -19,12 +22,16 @@ def get_docs_view(
         public=public,
         patterns=patterns,
         generator_class=generator_class,
+        authentication_classes=authentication_classes,
+        permission_classes=permission_classes,
     )
 
 
 def get_schemajs_view(
         title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True,
-        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator):
+        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator,
+        authentication_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES,
+        permission_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES):
     renderer_classes = [SchemaJSRenderer]
 
     return get_schema_view(
@@ -35,12 +42,16 @@ def get_schemajs_view(
         public=public,
         patterns=patterns,
         generator_class=generator_class,
+        authentication_classes=authentication_classes,
+        permission_classes=permission_classes,
     )
 
 
 def include_docs_urls(
         title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True,
-        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator):
+        patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator,
+        authentication_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES,
+        permission_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES):
     docs_view = get_docs_view(
         title=title,
         description=description,
@@ -48,6 +59,8 @@ def include_docs_urls(
         public=public,
         patterns=patterns,
         generator_class=generator_class,
+        authentication_classes=authentication_classes,
+        permission_classes=permission_classes,
     )
     schema_js_view = get_schemajs_view(
         title=title,
@@ -56,6 +69,8 @@ def include_docs_urls(
         public=public,
         patterns=patterns,
         generator_class=generator_class,
+        authentication_classes=authentication_classes,
+        permission_classes=permission_classes,
     )
     urls = [
         url(r'^$', docs_view, name='docs-index'),
diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas.py b/rest_framework/schemas.py
index 437413355..da472d88e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas.py
@@ -698,7 +698,9 @@ class SchemaView(APIView):
 
 def get_schema_view(
         title=None, url=None, description=None, urlconf=None, renderer_classes=None,
-        public=False, patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator):
+        public=False, patterns=None, generator_class=SchemaGenerator,
+        authentication_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES,
+        permission_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES):
     """
     Return a schema view.
     """
@@ -710,4 +712,6 @@ def get_schema_view(
         renderer_classes=renderer_classes,
         schema_generator=generator,
         public=public,
+        authentication_classes=authentication_classes,
+        permission_classes=permission_classes,
     )