diff --git a/tests/test_templatetags.py b/tests/test_templatetags.py
index ac218df21..f75dcbadb 100644
--- a/tests/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from rest_framework.templatetags.rest_framework import (
-    add_query_param, urlize_quoted_links
+    add_nested_class, add_query_param, format_value, urlize_quoted_links
 )
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 
@@ -22,6 +22,99 @@ class TemplateTagTests(TestCase):
         self.assertIn("q=%E6%9F%A5%E8%AF%A2", json_url)
         self.assertIn("format=json", json_url)
 
+    def test_format_value_boolean_or_none(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with booleans and None
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(True), '<code>true</code>')
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(False), '<code>false</code>')
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(None), '<code>null</code>')
+
+    def test_format_value_list(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a list of strings
+        """
+        list_items = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(list_items), '\n item1, item2, item3\n')
+        self.assertEqual(format_value([]), '\n\n')
+
+    def test_format_value_table(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a list of lists/dicts
+        """
+        list_of_lists = [['list1'], ['list2'], ['list3']]
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(list_of_lists), '\n<table class="table table-striped">\n  <tbody>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>0</th>\n        <td>\n list1\n</td>\n      </tr>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>1</th>\n        <td>\n list2\n</td>\n      </tr>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>2</th>\n        <td>\n list3\n</td>\n      </tr>\n    \n  </tbody>\n</table>\n')
+
+        list_of_dicts = [{'item1': 'value1'}, {'item2': 'value2'}, {'item3': 'value3'}]
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(list_of_dicts), '\n<table class="table table-striped">\n  <tbody>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>0</th>\n        <td></td>\n      </tr>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>1</th>\n        <td></td>\n      </tr>\n    \n      <tr>\n        <th>2</th>\n        <td></td>\n      </tr>\n    \n  </tbody>\n</table>\n')
+
+    def test_format_value_dict(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a dict of strings
+        """
+        dict_items = {'item1': 'value1', 'item2': 'value2', 'item3': 'value3'}
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(dict_items), '')
+
+    def test_format_value_simple_string(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a simple string
+        """
+        simple_string = 'this is an example of a string'
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(simple_string), simple_string)
+
+    def test_format_value_string_hyperlink(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a url
+        """
+        url = 'http://www.example.com'
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(url), '<a href="http://www.example.com">http://www.example.com</a>')
+
+    def test_format_value_string_email(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with an email address
+        """
+        email = 'something@somewhere.com'
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(email), '<a href="mailto:something@somewhere.com">something@somewhere.com</a>')
+
+    def test_format_value_string_newlines(self):
+        """
+        Tests format_value with a string with newline characters
+        :return:
+        """
+        text = 'Dear user, \n this is a message \n from,\nsomeone'
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(text), '<pre>Dear user, \n this is a message \n from,\nsomeone</pre>')
+
+    def test_format_value_object(self):
+        """
+        Tests that format_value with a object returns the object's __str__ method
+        """
+        obj = object()
+        self.assertEqual(format_value(obj), obj.__str__())
+
+    def test_add_nested_class(self):
+        """
+        Tests that add_nested_class returns the proper class
+        """
+        positive_cases = [
+            [['item']],
+            [{'item1': 'value1'}],
+            {'item1': 'value1'}
+        ]
+
+        negative_cases = [
+            ['list'],
+            '',
+            None,
+            True,
+            False
+        ]
+
+        for case in positive_cases:
+            self.assertEqual(add_nested_class(case), 'class=nested')
+
+        for case in negative_cases:
+            self.assertEqual(add_nested_class(case), '')
+
 
 class Issue1386Tests(TestCase):
     """