diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index a8eb167af..c815b3ecf 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <div class="wrapper">
 
             {% block navbar %}
-                <div class="navbar {% block bootstrap_navbar_variant %}navbar-inverse{% endblock %}">
+                <div class="navbar navbar-static-top {% block bootstrap_navbar_variant %}navbar-inverse{% endblock %}">
                     <div class="container">
                         <span>
                             {% block branding %}