diff --git a/_pytest/doctest.py b/_pytest/doctest.py
index aaebab78e..6753e5040 100644
--- a/_pytest/doctest.py
+++ b/_pytest/doctest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ discover and run doctests in modules and test files."""
 
 import pytest, py
+from _pytest.python import FixtureRequest, FuncFixtureInfo
 from py._code.code import TerminalRepr, ReprFileLocation
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
@@ -70,9 +71,14 @@ class DoctestItem(pytest.Item):
 class DoctestTextfile(DoctestItem, pytest.File):
     def runtest(self):
         doctest = py.std.doctest
+        # satisfy `FixtureRequest` constructor...
+        self.funcargs = {}
+        self._fixtureinfo = FuncFixtureInfo((), [], {})
+        fixture_request = FixtureRequest(self)
         failed, tot = doctest.testfile(
             str(self.fspath), module_relative=False,
             optionflags=doctest.ELLIPSIS,
+            extraglobs=dict(getfixture=fixture_request.getfuncargvalue),
             raise_on_error=True, verbose=0)
 
 class DoctestModule(DoctestItem, pytest.File):
@@ -82,6 +88,11 @@ class DoctestModule(DoctestItem, pytest.File):
             module = self.config._conftest.importconftest(self.fspath)
         else:
             module = self.fspath.pyimport()
+        # satisfy `FixtureRequest` constructor...
+        self.funcargs = {}
+        self._fixtureinfo = FuncFixtureInfo((), [], {})
+        fixture_request = FixtureRequest(self)
         failed, tot = doctest.testmod(
             module, raise_on_error=True, verbose=0,
+            extraglobs=dict(getfixture=fixture_request.getfuncargvalue),
             optionflags=doctest.ELLIPSIS)
diff --git a/doc/en/doctest.txt b/doc/en/doctest.txt
index 63fb32dc8..9f8b8a9db 100644
--- a/doc/en/doctest.txt
+++ b/doc/en/doctest.txt
@@ -50,3 +50,9 @@ then you can just invoke ``py.test`` without command line options::
     mymodule.py .
     
     ========================= 1 passed in 0.02 seconds =========================
+
+It is possible to use fixtures using the ``getfixture`` helper::
+
+    # content of example.rst
+    >>> tmp = getfixture('tmpdir')
+    >>> ...
diff --git a/doc/ja/doctest.txt b/doc/ja/doctest.txt
index 2765d7e7a..00c9001d2 100644
--- a/doc/ja/doctest.txt
+++ b/doc/ja/doctest.txt
@@ -72,3 +72,12 @@ Python モジュール (通常 python テストモジュールを含む) の doc
     mymodule.py .
     
     ========================= 1 passed in 0.02 seconds =========================
+
+..
+    It is possible to use fixtures using the ``getfixture`` helper::
+
+それは ``getfixture`` ヘルパーを使ってフィクスチャを使用することが可能である::
+
+    # content of example.rst
+    >>> tmp = getfixture('tmpdir')
+    >>> ...
diff --git a/testing/test_doctest.py b/testing/test_doctest.py
index 771cb52f3..7b22e906c 100644
--- a/testing/test_doctest.py
+++ b/testing/test_doctest.py
@@ -124,3 +124,23 @@ class TestDoctests:
             "    1",
             "*test_txtfile_failing.txt:2: DocTestFailure"
         ])
+
+    def test_txtfile_with_fixtures(self, testdir):
+        p = testdir.maketxtfile("""
+            >>> dir = getfixture('tmpdir')
+            >>> type(dir).__name__
+            'LocalPath'
+        """)
+        reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, )
+        reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
+
+    def test_doctestmodule_with_fixtures(self, testdir):
+        p = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            '''
+                >>> dir = getfixture('tmpdir')
+                >>> type(dir).__name__
+                'LocalPath'
+            '''
+        """)
+        reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, "--doctest-modules")
+        reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)