diff --git a/rest_framework/decorators.py b/rest_framework/decorators.py
index 948973ae0..a231f1913 100644
--- a/rest_framework/decorators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/decorators.py
@@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ def api_view(http_method_names):
 
     def decorator(func):
 
-        class WrappedAPIView(APIView):
-            pass
+        WrappedAPIView = type(
+            'WrappedAPIView',
+            (APIView,),
+            {'__doc__': func.__doc__}
+        )
+
+        # Note, the above allows us to set the docstring.
+        # It is the equivelent of:
+        #
+        #     class WrappedAPIView(APIView):
+        #         pass
+        #     WrappedAPIView.__doc__ = func.doc    <--- Not possible to do this
 
         allowed_methods = set(http_method_names) | set(('options',))
         WrappedAPIView.http_method_names = [method.lower() for method in allowed_methods]
diff --git a/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/css/default.css b/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/css/default.css
index b46f025ea..e29da395a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/css/default.css
+++ b/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/css/default.css
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pre {
 .page-header {
     border-bottom: none;
     padding-bottom: 0px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 5ac6ef678..e0f794814 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
         <div class="content-main">
             <div class="page-header"><h1>{{ name }}</h1></div>
-            <p class="resource-description">{{ description }}</p>
+            {{ description }}
 
             <div class="request-info">
                 <pre class="prettyprint"><b>{{ request.method }}</b> {{ request.get_full_path }}</pre>