diff --git a/rest_framework/decorators.py b/rest_framework/decorators.py
index 05880691e7c..4f7a22b775b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/decorators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/decorators.py
@@ -144,11 +144,12 @@ def action(methods=None, detail=True, name=None, url_name=None, url_path=None, *
     def decorator(func):
         func.bind_to_methods = methods
         func.detail = detail
+        func.name = name or pretty_name(func.__name__)
         func.url_name = url_name or func.__name__
         func.url_path = url_path or func.__name__
         func.kwargs = kwargs
         func.kwargs.update({
-            'name': name or pretty_name(func.__name__),
+            'name': func.name,
             'description': func.__doc__ or None
         })
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 3298294ce24..4b6b8c740e1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ def get_description(self, view, status_code):
     def get_breadcrumbs(self, request):
         return get_breadcrumbs(request.path, request)
 
+    def get_extra_actions(self, view):
+        if hasattr(view, 'get_extra_action_url_map'):
+            return view.get_extra_action_url_map()
+        return None
+
     def get_filter_form(self, data, view, request):
         if not hasattr(view, 'get_queryset') or not hasattr(view, 'filter_backends'):
             return
@@ -692,6 +697,8 @@ def get_context(self, data, accepted_media_type, renderer_context):
             'delete_form': self.get_rendered_html_form(data, view, 'DELETE', request),
             'options_form': self.get_rendered_html_form(data, view, 'OPTIONS', request),
 
+            'extra_actions': self.get_extra_actions(view),
+
             'filter_form': self.get_filter_form(data, view, request),
 
             'raw_data_put_form': raw_data_put_form,
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 14007aa52e1..db622d74ac7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ <h4 class="text-center">Are you sure you want to delete this {{ name }}?</h4>
             </div>
           {% endif %}
 
+          {% if extra_actions %}
+            <div class="dropdown" style="float: right; margin-right: 10px">
+              <button class="btn btn-default" id="extra-actions-menu" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
+                {% trans "Extra Actions" %}
+                <span class="caret"></span>
+              </button>
+              <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="extra-actions-menu">
+                {% for action_name, url in extra_actions|items %}
+                <li><a href="{{ url }}">{{ action_name }}</a></li>
+                {% endfor %}
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+          {% endif %}
+
           {% if filter_form %}
             <button style="float: right; margin-right: 10px" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#filtersModal" class="btn btn-default">
               <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></span>
diff --git a/rest_framework/viewsets.py b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
index 46a0c80a8bd..79d35d141c0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/viewsets.py
+++ b/rest_framework/viewsets.py
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import update_wrapper
 from inspect import getmembers
 
+from django.urls import NoReverseMatch
 from django.utils.decorators import classonlymethod
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from rest_framework import generics, mixins, views
+from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
 
 class ViewSetMixin(object):
@@ -134,6 +137,33 @@ def get_extra_actions(cls):
         """
         return [method for _, method in getmembers(cls, _is_extra_action)]
 
+    def get_extra_action_url_map(self):
+        """
+        Build a map of actions: urls for the extra actions. This requires the
+        `detail` attribute to have been provided.
+        """
+        action_map = OrderedDict()
+
+        # exit early if `detail` has not been provided
+        if self.detail is None:
+            return action_map
+
+        # filter for the relevant extra actions
+        actions = [
+            action for action in self.get_extra_actions()
+            if action.detail == self.detail
+        ]
+
+        for action in actions:
+            try:
+                url_name = '%s-%s' % (self.basename, action.url_name)
+                url = reverse(url_name, self.args, self.kwargs, request=self.request)
+                action_map[action.name] = url
+            except NoReverseMatch:
+                pass  # do nothing, URL requires additionalargs to reverse
+
+        return action_map
+
 
 def _is_extra_action(attr):
     return hasattr(attr, 'bind_to_methods')