diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index a031dd69b..4c8bd67c7 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ repo_url: https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework
 theme:
     name: mkdocs
     custom_dir: docs_theme
+        
+watch:
+    - docs_theme
 
 markdown_extensions:
  - admonition