diff --git a/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile b/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
index 72fcb8c0e658a08b92724a59f7c2acb89a31d4aa..ab9b9102706bc2eba7f39d173f7eda2759ab8191 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ You can use a shorthand syntax for rendering collections. Assuming @products is
 
 Rails determines the name of the partial to use by looking at the model name in the collection. In fact, you can even create a heterogeneous collection and render it this way, and Rails will choose the proper partial for each member of the collection.
 
+h5. Spacer Templates
+
+You can also specify a second partial to be rendered between instances of the main partial by using the +:spacer_template+ option:
+
+<erb>
+<%= render @products, :spacer_template => "product_ruler" %>
+</erb>
+
+Rails will render the +_product_ruler+ partial (with no data passed in to it) between each pair of +_product+ partials.
+
 h3. Using Templates, Partials and Layouts in "The Rails Way"
 
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