diff --git a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
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--- a/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/generic-views.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The following attributes control the basic view behavior.
 
 The following attributes are used to control pagination when used with list views.
 
-* `pagination_class` - The pagination class that should be used when paginating list results. Defaults to the same value as the `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS` setting, which is `'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination'`.
+* `pagination_class` - The pagination class that should be used when paginating list results. Defaults to the same value as the `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS` setting, which is `'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination'`. Setting `pagination_class=None` will disable pagination on this view.
 
 **Filtering**: