Fixed #25146 -- Allowed method_decorator() to decorate classes.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/docs/ref/utils.txt b/docs/ref/utils.txt
index c9deba887a..12bb351df0 100644
--- a/docs/ref/utils.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/utils.txt
@@ -151,11 +151,17 @@ The functions defined in this module share the following properties:
 .. module:: django.utils.decorators
     :synopsis: Functions that help with creating decorators for views.
 
-.. function:: method_decorator(decorator)
+.. function:: method_decorator(decorator, name='')
 
-    Converts a function decorator into a method decorator. See :ref:`decorating
+    Converts a function decorator into a method decorator. It can be used to
+    decorate methods or classes; in the latter case, ``name`` is the name
+    of the method to be decorated and is required. See :ref:`decorating
     class based views<decorating-class-based-views>` for example usage.
 
+    .. versionchanged:: 1.9
+
+       The ability to decorate classes and the ``name`` parameter were added.
+
 .. function:: decorator_from_middleware(middleware_class)
 
     Given a middleware class, returns a view decorator. This lets you use