diff --git a/docs/api-guide/fields.md b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
index 4c1fcb968..0dbb2b870 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/fields.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/fields.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Corresponds to `django.db.models.fields.BigIntegerField`.
 
 * `max_value` Validate that the number provided is no greater than this value.
 * `min_value` Validate that the number provided is no less than this value.
-* `coerce_to_string` Set to `True` if string values should be returned for the representation, or `False` if `BigInteger` objects should be returned. Defaults to the same value as the `COERCE_BIGINT_TO_STRING` settings key, which will be `True` unless overridden. If `BigInterger` objects are returned by the serializer, then the final output format will be determined by the renderer.
+* `coerce_to_string` Set to `True` if string values should be returned for the representation, or `False` if `BigInteger` objects should be returned. Defaults to the same value as the `COERCE_BIGINT_TO_STRING` settings key, which will be `True` unless overridden. If `BigInteger` objects are returned by the serializer, then the final output format will be determined by the renderer.
 
 ## FloatField
 
diff --git a/docs/api-guide/settings.md b/docs/api-guide/settings.md
index 79eabf3ce..390dbd911 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/settings.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/settings.md
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ Default: `True`
 
 When returning biginteger objects in API representations that do not support numbers up to 2^64, it is best to return the value as a string. This avoids the loss of precision that occurs with biginteger implementations.
 
-When set to `True`, the serializer `BigIntegerField` class will return strings instead of `BigInteger` objects. When set to `False`, serializers will return `BigInteger` objects, which the default JSON encoder will return as numbers.
+When set to `True`, the serializer `BigIntegerField` class (by default) will return strings instead of `BigInteger` objects. When set to `False`, serializers will return `BigInteger` objects, which the default JSON encoder will return as numbers.
 
 Default: `False`
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 5709c7141..9b2a813fd 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ from rest_framework.validators import (
 # This helps keep the separation between model fields, form fields, and
 # serializer fields more explicit.
 from rest_framework.fields import (  # NOQA # isort:skip
-    BooleanField, CharField, ChoiceField, DateField, DateTimeField, DecimalField,
+    BigIntegerField, BooleanField, CharField, ChoiceField, DateField, DateTimeField, DecimalField,
     DictField, DurationField, EmailField, Field, FileField, FilePathField, FloatField,
     HiddenField, HStoreField, IPAddressField, ImageField, IntegerField, JSONField,
-    ListField, ModelField, MultipleChoiceField, ReadOnlyField, BigIntegerField,
+    ListField, ModelField, MultipleChoiceField, ReadOnlyField,
     RegexField, SerializerMethodField, SlugField, TimeField, URLField, UUIDField,
 )
 from rest_framework.relations import (  # NOQA # isort:skip
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 61563130a..80f3ed1e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -1158,7 +1158,9 @@ class TestCoercionBigIntegerField(TestCase):
 
     def test_force_coerce_to_string(self):
         field = serializers.BigIntegerField(coerce_to_string=True)
-        assert isinstance(field.to_representation(int('1')), str)
+        value = field.to_representation(1)
+        assert isinstance(value, str)
+        assert value == "1"
 
 
 class TestFloatField(FieldValues):