diff --git a/docs/topics/templates.txt b/docs/topics/templates.txt
index 3aaa017a25..d905ff38c1 100644
--- a/docs/topics/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/templates.txt
@@ -401,10 +401,13 @@ adds defaults that differ from Jinja2's for a few options:
 * ``'auto_reload'``: ``settings.DEBUG``
 * ``'undefined'``: ``DebugUndefined if settings.DEBUG else Undefined``
 
-The default configuration is purposefully kept to a minimum. The ``Jinja2``
-backend doesn't create a Django-flavored environment. It doesn't know about
-Django context processors, filters, and tags. In order to use Django-specific
-APIs, you must configure them into the environment.
+The default configuration is purposefully kept to a minimum. If a template is
+rendered with a request (e.g. when using :py:func:`~django.shortcuts.render`),
+the ``Jinja2`` backend adds the globals ``request``, ``csrf_input``, and
+``csrf_token`` to the context. Apart from that, this backend doesn't create a
+Django-flavored environment. It doesn't know about Django context processors,
+filters, and tags. In order to use Django-specific APIs, you must configure
+them into the environment.
 
 For example, you can create ``myproject/jinja2.py`` with this content::