diff --git a/docs/api-guide/renderers.md b/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
index ed733c653..2a1a6979f 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/renderers.md
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ Exceptions raised and handled by an HTML renderer will attempt to render using o
 * Load and render a template named `api_exception.html`.
 * Render the HTTP status code and text, for example "404 Not Found".
 
+**Note**: If `DEBUG=True`, Django's standard traceback error page will be displayed instead of rendering the HTTP status code and text.
+
 Templates will render with a `RequestContext` which includes the `status_code` and `details` keys.
 
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