diff --git a/rest_framework/documentation.py b/rest_framework/documentation.py
index 3a56b7cb1..6ade12210 100644
--- a/rest_framework/documentation.py
+++ b/rest_framework/documentation.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from rest_framework.renderers import (
 from rest_framework.schemas import get_schema_view
 
 
-def get_docs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True):
+def get_docs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True, patterns=None):
     renderer_classes = [DocumentationRenderer, CoreJSONRenderer]
 
     return get_schema_view(
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ def get_docs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True):
         url=schema_url,
         description=description,
         renderer_classes=renderer_classes,
-        public=public
+        public=public,
+        patterns=patterns,
     )
 
 
-def get_schemajs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True):
+def get_schemajs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True, patterns=None):
     renderer_classes = [SchemaJSRenderer]
 
     return get_schema_view(
@@ -26,22 +27,25 @@ def get_schemajs_view(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True
         url=schema_url,
         description=description,
         renderer_classes=renderer_classes,
-        public=public
+        public=public,
+        patterns=patterns,
     )
 
 
-def include_docs_urls(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True):
+def include_docs_urls(title=None, description=None, schema_url=None, public=True, patterns=None):
     docs_view = get_docs_view(
         title=title,
         description=description,
         schema_url=schema_url,
-        public=public
+        public=public,
+        patterns=patterns,
     )
     schema_js_view = get_schemajs_view(
         title=title,
         description=description,
         schema_url=schema_url,
-        public=public
+        public=public,
+        patterns=patterns,
     )
     urls = [
         url(r'^$', docs_view, name='docs-index'),
diff --git a/rest_framework/schemas.py b/rest_framework/schemas.py
index ecfe835a9..5af3ab1f0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/schemas.py
+++ b/rest_framework/schemas.py
@@ -690,11 +690,13 @@ class SchemaView(APIView):
         return Response(schema)
 
 
-def get_schema_view(title=None, url=None, description=None, urlconf=None, renderer_classes=None, public=False):
+def get_schema_view(
+        title=None, url=None, description=None, urlconf=None,
+        renderer_classes=None, public=False, patterns=None):
     """
     Return a schema view.
     """
-    generator = SchemaGenerator(title=title, url=url, description=description, urlconf=urlconf)
+    generator = SchemaGenerator(title=title, url=url, description=description, urlconf=urlconf, patterns=patterns)
     return SchemaView.as_view(
         renderer_classes=renderer_classes,
         schema_generator=generator,