diff --git a/rest_typed_views/decorators.py b/rest_typed_views/decorators.py
index 4d9cd7d..77b5e02 100644
--- a/rest_typed_views/decorators.py
+++ b/rest_typed_views/decorators.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
-from functools import wraps
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.decorators import action, api_view
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.fields import empty
@@ -20,6 +20,32 @@
 from .params import BodyParam, CurrentUserParam, PassThruParam, PathParam, QueryParam, HeaderParam
 
 
+
+def wraps_drf(view):
+    def _wraps_drf(func):
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        wrapper.__name__ = view.__name__
+        wrapper.__module__ = view.__module__
+        wrapper.renderer_classes = getattr(
+            view, "renderer_classes", APIView.renderer_classes
+        )
+        wrapper.parser_classes = getattr(view, "parser_classes", APIView.parser_classes)
+        wrapper.authentication_classes = getattr(
+            view, "authentication_classes", APIView.authentication_classes
+        )
+        wrapper.throttle_classes = getattr(
+            view, "throttle_classes", APIView.throttle_classes
+        )
+        wrapper.permission_classes = getattr(
+            view, "permission_classes", APIView.permission_classes
+        )
+        return wrapper
+
+    return _wraps_drf
+
+
 def build_explicit_param(
     param: inspect.Parameter, request: Request, settings: ParamSettings, path_args: dict
 ):
@@ -111,6 +137,7 @@ def wrap_validate_and_render(view):
         prevalidate(view)
 
         @api_view(methods)
+        @wraps_drf(view)
         def wrapper(*original_args, **original_kwargs):
             original_args = list(original_args)
             request = find_request(original_args)
@@ -129,7 +156,7 @@ def wrap_validate_and_render(view):
         prevalidate(view, for_method=True)
 
         @action(**action_kwargs)
-        @wraps(view)
+        @wraps_drf(view)
         def wrapper(*original_args, **original_kwargs):
             original_args = list(original_args)
             request = find_request(original_args)
diff --git a/test_project/testapp/views.py b/test_project/testapp/views.py
index 5f98b8a..6a83916 100644
--- a/test_project/testapp/views.py
+++ b/test_project/testapp/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 import marshmallow
 import typesystem
diff --git a/test_project/urls.py b/test_project/urls.py
index 10dc9f1..b71887b 100644
--- a/test_project/urls.py
+++ b/test_project/urls.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r"^logs/(?P<id>[0-9])/", get_logs, name="get-log-entry"),
     url(r"^users/", create_user, name="create-user"),
+    url(r"^test/", test_view, name="test-view"),
     url(r"^bookings/", create_booking, name="create-booking"),
     url(r"^test/", test_view, name="test-view"),
     url(r"^band-members/", create_band_member, name="create-band-member"),