diff --git a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
index a8fc6afef..4bc28010f 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
@@ -227,6 +227,20 @@ As with `ModelViewSet`, you'll normally need to provide at least the `queryset`
 
 Again, as with `ModelViewSet`, you can use any of the standard attributes and method overrides available to `GenericAPIView`.
 
+## MultiSerializerViewSet
+The `MultiSerializerViewSet` is an extension to the `ModelViewSet` which adds the possibility of using more than one serializer depending on the action currently taken. When the action is not found in the `serializers` dictionary, the provided default serializer will be used instead.
+
+#### Example
+    class UserGroupsViewSet(MultiSerializerViewSet):
+        model = models.Groups
+    
+        serializers = {
+            'list':     myserializers.GroupListSerializer,
+            'detail':   myserializers.GroupDetailSerializer,
+            'default':  serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer,
+        }
+
+
 # Custom ViewSet base classes
 
 You may need to provide custom `ViewSet` classes that do not have the full set of `ModelViewSet` actions, or that customize the behavior in some other way.
diff --git a/rest_framework/viewsets.py b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
index 70fe72f84..2a15add79 100644
--- a/rest_framework/viewsets.py
+++ b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
@@ -154,3 +154,16 @@ class ModelViewSet(mixins.CreateModelMixin,
     `partial_update()`, `destroy()` and `list()` actions.
     """
     pass
+
+class MultiSerializerViewSet(ModelViewSet):
+    """
+    A ModelViewSet which allows to use different serializers according to
+    the currently taken action.
+    """
+    serializers = { 
+        'default': None,
+    }
+
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        return self.serializers.get(self.action,
+            self.serializers['default'])