diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html
index 141db6c63..d1596b454 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+{% load rest_framework %}
 {% for section_key, section in items %}
 {% if section_key %}
-  <h{{level}} id="{{prefix}}{{ section_key }}" class="coredocs-section-title">{{ section_key }} <a href="#{{ section_key }}"><i class="fa fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+  <h{{level}} id="{{prefix}}{{ section_key }}" class="coredocs-section-title">{{ section_key }} <a href="#{{ prefix }}{{ section_key }}"><i class="fa fa-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
   </a></h{{level}}>
 {% endif %}
 
@@ -8,8 +9,7 @@
         {% for link_key, link in section.links|items %}
             {% include "rest_framework/docs/link.html" with prefix=prefix level=level|add:1%}
         {% endfor %}
-    {% else %}
-        {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html' with items=section|items prefix=prefix|add:section_key|add:'/' level=level|add:1 %}
     {% endif %}
+    {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_document.html' with items=section.data|items prefix=prefix|add:section_key|add:'/' level=level|add:1 %}
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html
index 4a0bbb05d..82775dd02 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% load rest_framework %}
+{% if items %}
 <ul id="{% if prefix %}{{prefix}}-dropdown{% else %}menu-content{% endif %}" class="menu-content collapse out">
     {% for section_key, section in items %}
         <li data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#{{prefix}}{{ section_key }}-dropdown" class="collapsed">
@@ -9,13 +11,12 @@
                 <li><a href="#{% if prefix %}{{prefix}}/{% endif %}{{ section_key }}-{{ link_key }}">{{ link.title|default:link_key }}</a></li>
                 {% endfor %}
             </ul>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if prefix %}
+            {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html' with items=section.data|items prefix=prefix|add:'/'|add:section_key %}
         {% else %}
-            {% if prefix %}
-                {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html' with items=section|items prefix=prefix|add:'/'|add:section_key %}
-            {% else %}
-                {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html' with items=section|items prefix=section_key %}
-            {% endif %}
+            {% include 'rest_framework/docs/_recursive_menu.html' with items=section.data|items prefix=section_key %}
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
 </ul>
-
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/interactive_doc/data.py b/tests/interactive_doc/data.py
index e8b26a672..26eaa9558 100644
--- a/tests/interactive_doc/data.py
+++ b/tests/interactive_doc/data.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets
+from rest_framework.decorators import detail_route
 
 
 class DummyModel(models.Model):
@@ -16,3 +17,7 @@ class DummySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 class DummyViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = DummySerializer
     queryset = DummyModel.objects.all()
+
+    @detail_route(methods=['get', 'post'])
+    def retrieve_alt(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/interactive_doc/test_recursive_url.py b/tests/interactive_doc/test_recursive_url.py
index 67055c78a..64b313052 100644
--- a/tests/interactive_doc/test_recursive_url.py
+++ b/tests/interactive_doc/test_recursive_url.py
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ class TestRecursiveUrlViewSets(TestCase):
             )
 
     def test_documentation(self):
-        self.assertTrue(
-            re.search('h2.*>not_dummies <a', self.content),
-            'unable to find documentation section for not_dummies'
-        )
-        for model_type in ['aaaa', 'bbbb']:
+        header_re = 'h{level}\s+id="{path}".*>{title} <a href="#{path}"'
+
+        for route in (('not_dummies',), ('dummy', 'aaaas'), ('dummy', 'bbbbs')):
+            path = "/".join(route)
             self.assertTrue(
-                re.search('h3.*>{}s <a'.format(model_type), self.content),
-                'unable to find documentation section for dummy/{}'.format(model_type)
+                re.search(header_re.format(level=1+len(route), path=path, title=route[-1]), self.content),
+                'unable to find documentation section for {}'.format(path)
             )
+            for method in ('read', 'create'):
+                subpath = "{}/retrieve_alt-{}".format(path, method)
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    re.search(header_re.format(level=3, path=subpath, title=method), self.content),
+                    'unable to find documentation section for {}'.format(subpath)
+                )