diff --git a/docs/ref/csrf.txt b/docs/ref/csrf.txt
index 6072dcd732..e963c1e627 100644
--- a/docs/ref/csrf.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/csrf.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ class-based views<decorating-class-based-views>`.
 
 .. function:: csrf_protect(view)
 
-    Decorator that provides the protection of ``CsrfViewMiddleware`` to a view.
+    Decorator that provides the protection of
+    :class:`~django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware` to a view.
 
     Usage::
 
diff --git a/docs/ref/middleware.txt b/docs/ref/middleware.txt
index ba9bef7e6f..d899922dc1 100644
--- a/docs/ref/middleware.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/middleware.txt
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ Adds protection against Cross Site Request Forgeries by adding hidden form
 fields to POST forms and checking requests for the correct value. See the
 :doc:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection documentation </ref/csrf>`.
 
+You can add Cross Site Request Forgery protection to individual views using the
+:func:`~django.views.decorators.csrf.csrf_protect()` decorator.
+
 ``X-Frame-Options`` middleware
 ------------------------------