diff --git a/docs/narr/environment.rst b/docs/narr/environment.rst
index 3b1f3d44f9..fa639cce1c 100644
--- a/docs/narr/environment.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/environment.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,67 @@ The value supplied here is used as the default locale name when a
 |                                 |                             |
 +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
+.. _mako_template_renderer_settings:
+
+Mako Template Render Settings
+-----------------------------
+
+Mako derives additional settings to configure its template renderer that
+should be set when using it. Many of these settings are optional and only need
+to be set if they should be different from the default. The Mako Template
+Renderer uses a subclass of Mako's `template lookup
+<http://www.makotemplates.org/docs/usage.html#usage_lookup>`_ and accepts
+several arguments to configure it.
+
+Mako Directories
+++++++++++++++++
+
+The value(s) supplied here are passed in as the template directories. They
+should be in :term:`resource specification` format, for example:
+``my.package:templates``.
+
++-----------------------------+
+| Config File Setting Name    |
++=============================+
+|  ``mako.directories``       |
+|                             |
+|                             |
+|                             |
++-----------------------------+
+
+Mako Module Directory
++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+The value supplied here tells Mako where to store compiled Mako templates. If
+omitted, compiled templates will be stored in memory. This value should be an
+absolute path, for example: ``%(here)s/data/templates`` would use a directory
+called ``data/templates`` in the same parent directory as the INI file.
+
++-----------------------------+
+| Config File Setting Name    |
++=============================+
+|  ``mako.module_directory``  |
+|                             |
+|                             |
+|                             |
++-----------------------------+
+
+Mako Input Encoding
++++++++++++++++++++
+
+The encoding that Mako templates are assumed to have. By default this is set
+to ``utf-8``. If you wish to use a different template encoding, this value
+should be changed accordingly.
+
++-----------------------------+
+| Config File Setting Name    |
++=============================+
+|  ``mako.input_encoding``__  |
+|                             |
+|                             |
+|                             |
++-----------------------------+
+
 Examples
 --------
 
diff --git a/docs/narr/views.rst b/docs/narr/views.rst
index 84c7e0e25c..c74263bdc0 100644
--- a/docs/narr/views.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/views.rst
@@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ specification`:
        renderer="some.package:templates/foo.mak"
        />
 
+The ``Mako`` template renderer can take additional arguments beyond the
+standard ``reload_templates`` setting, see the :ref:`environment_chapter` for
+additional :ref:`mako_template_renderer_settings`.
+
 .. index::
    single: response headers (from a renderer)
    single: renderer response headers