diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c82768..7ee6e05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ You can find detailed information about the package's settings at [the docs](htt
 
     REST_FRAMEWORK_DOCS = {
         'HIDE_DOCS': True  # Default: False
+        'DOCSTRING_FORMAT': 'rst' # Default: 'text'
     }
 
 
diff --git a/docs/settings.md b/docs/settings.md
index abd2106..5d9fb40 100755
--- a/docs/settings.md
+++ b/docs/settings.md
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ You can use hidden to prevent your docs from showing up in different environment
 
 Then set the value of the environment variable `HIDE_DRFDOCS` for each environment (ie. Use `.env` files)
 
+##### DOCSTRING_FORMAT
+Use DOCSTRING_FORMAT to configure the format you follow for the docstrings.  Supported formats are:
+- *text*: Plain text
+- *rst*: reStructuredText
+
 ### List of Settings
 
-| Setting | Type    | Options         | Default |
-|---------|---------|-----------------|---------|
-|HIDE_DOCS| Boolean | `True`, `False` | `False` |
-|         |         |                 |         |
+| Setting        | Type    | Options         | Default |
+|----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
+|HIDE_DOCS       | Boolean | `True`, `False` | `False` |
+|DOCSTRING_FORMAT| String  | 'text', 'rst'   | 'text'  |
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f449bbb..d425ed1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ djangorestframework==3.3.2
 coverage==4.0.3
 flake8==2.5.1
 mkdocs==0.15.3
+docutils==0.12
diff --git a/rest_framework_docs/api_docs.py b/rest_framework_docs/api_docs.py
index d22dd4c..1d9f0da 100644
--- a/rest_framework_docs/api_docs.py
+++ b/rest_framework_docs/api_docs.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 class ApiDocumentation(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, drf_router=None):
+    def __init__(self, drf_router=None, docstring_format=None):
         self.endpoints = []
         self.drf_router = drf_router
+        self.docstring_format = docstring_format
         try:
             root_urlconf = import_string(settings.ROOT_URLCONF)
         except ImportError:
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ def get_all_view_names(self, urlpatterns, parent_pattern=None):
                 parent_pattern = None if pattern._regex == "^" else pattern
                 self.get_all_view_names(urlpatterns=pattern.url_patterns, parent_pattern=parent_pattern)
             elif isinstance(pattern, RegexURLPattern) and self._is_drf_view(pattern) and not self._is_format_endpoint(pattern):
-                api_endpoint = ApiEndpoint(pattern, parent_pattern, self.drf_router)
+                api_endpoint = ApiEndpoint(pattern, parent_pattern, self.drf_router, self.docstring_format)
                 self.endpoints.append(api_endpoint)
 
     def _is_drf_view(self, pattern):
diff --git a/rest_framework_docs/api_endpoint.py b/rest_framework_docs/api_endpoint.py
index 89a33f8..5b5d990 100644
--- a/rest_framework_docs/api_endpoint.py
+++ b/rest_framework_docs/api_endpoint.py
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 from django.contrib.admindocs.views import simplify_regex
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 from rest_framework.serializers import BaseSerializer
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from docutils import core
 
 
 class ApiEndpoint(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, pattern, parent_pattern=None, drf_router=None):
+    def __init__(self, pattern, parent_pattern=None, drf_router=None, docstring_format=None):
         self.drf_router = drf_router
         self.pattern = pattern
         self.callback = pattern.callback
+        self.docstring_format = docstring_format
         # self.name = pattern.name
         self.docstring = self.__get_docstring__()
         self.name_parent = simplify_regex(parent_pattern.regex.pattern).strip('/') if parent_pattern else None
@@ -67,7 +70,12 @@ def __get_allowed_methods__(self):
         return viewset_methods + view_methods
 
     def __get_docstring__(self):
-        return inspect.getdoc(self.callback)
+        description = inspect.getdoc(self.callback)
+        if (self.docstring_format == "rst"):  # reStructuredText
+            parts = core.publish_parts(source=description, writer_name="html")
+            html = parts["body_pre_docinfo"] + parts["fragment"]
+            description = mark_safe(html)
+        return description
 
     def __get_permissions_class__(self):
         for perm_class in self.pattern.callback.cls.permission_classes:
diff --git a/rest_framework_docs/settings.py b/rest_framework_docs/settings.py
index 2853a7b..a2f06e9 100644
--- a/rest_framework_docs/settings.py
+++ b/rest_framework_docs/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ class DRFSettings(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.drf_settings = {
-            "HIDE_DOCS": self.get_setting("HIDE_DOCS") or False
+            "HIDE_DOCS": self.get_setting("HIDE_DOCS") or False,
+            "DOCSTRING_FORMAT": self.get_setting("DOCSTRING_FORMAT") or "text"
         }
 
     def get_setting(self, name):
diff --git a/rest_framework_docs/views.py b/rest_framework_docs/views.py
index 50400d4..c894efb 100644
--- a/rest_framework_docs/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework_docs/views.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
             raise Http404("Django Rest Framework Docs are hidden. Check your settings.")
 
         context = super(DRFDocsView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        docs = ApiDocumentation(drf_router=self.drf_router)
+        docs = ApiDocumentation(drf_router=self.drf_router, docstring_format=settings["DOCSTRING_FORMAT"])
         endpoints = docs.get_endpoints()
 
         query = self.request.GET.get("search", "")