diff --git a/docs/ref/utils.txt b/docs/ref/utils.txt
index 3d70c2989b..0849a21c2e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/utils.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/utils.txt
@@ -523,9 +523,8 @@ For a complete discussion on the usage of the following see the
 
 .. function:: activate(language)
 
-    Fetches the translation object for a given tuple of application name and
-    language and installs it as the current translation object for the current
-    thread.
+    Fetches the translation object for a given language and installs it as
+    the current translation object for the current thread.
 
 .. function:: deactivate()
 
@@ -538,6 +537,16 @@ For a complete discussion on the usage of the following see the
     useful when we want delayed translations to appear as the original string
     for some reason.
 
+.. function:: override(language)
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.4
+
+    A Python context manager that uses
+    :func:`django.utils.translation.activate` to fetch the translation object
+    for a given language, installing it as the translation object for the
+    current thread and deinstalls it again on exit with
+    :func:`django.utils.translation.deactivate`.
+
 .. function:: get_language()
 
     Returns the currently selected language code.