1 files changed, 33 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt b/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
index 8a80affb2a..27e8817884 100644
--- a/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ introduce controlled coupling for convenience's sake.
 ``render``
 ==========
 
-.. function:: render(request, template_name[, dictionary][, context_instance][, content_type][, status][, current_app])
+.. function:: render(request, template_name[, dictionary][, context_instance][, content_type][, status][, current_app][, dirs])
 
    Combines a given template with a given context dictionary and returns an
    :class:`~django.http.HttpResponse` object with that rendered text.
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ Optional arguments
     :ref:`namespaced URL resolution strategy <topics-http-reversing-url-namespaces>`
     for more information.
 
+``dirs``
+    A tuple or list of values to override the :setting:`TEMPLATE_DIRS` setting.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.7
+
+   The ``dirs`` parameter was added.
+
 Example
 -------
 
@@ -83,11 +90,19 @@ This example is equivalent to::
         return HttpResponse(t.render(c),
             content_type="application/xhtml+xml")
 
+If you want to override the :setting:`TEMPLATE_DIRS` setting, use the
+``dirs`` parameter::
+
+    from django.shortcuts import render
+
+    def my_view(request):
+        # View code here...
+        return render(request, 'index.html', dirs=('custom_templates',))
 
 ``render_to_response``
 ======================
 
-.. function:: render_to_response(template_name[, dictionary][, context_instance][, content_type])
+.. function:: render_to_response(template_name[, dictionary][, context_instance][, content_type][, dirs])
 
    Renders a given template with a given context dictionary and returns an
    :class:`~django.http.HttpResponse` object with that rendered text.
@@ -125,6 +140,13 @@ Optional arguments
     The MIME type to use for the resulting document. Defaults to the value of
     the :setting:`DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE` setting.
 
+``dirs``
+    A tuple or list of values to override the :setting:`TEMPLATE_DIRS` setting.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.7
+
+   The ``dirs`` parameter was added.
+
 Example
 -------
 
@@ -150,6 +172,15 @@ This example is equivalent to::
         return HttpResponse(t.render(c),
             content_type="application/xhtml+xml")
 
+If you want to override the :setting:`TEMPLATE_DIRS` setting, use the
+``dirs`` parameter::
+
+    from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+
+    def my_view(request):
+        # View code here...
+        return render_to_response('index.html', dirs=('custom_templates',))
+
 ``redirect``
 ============