1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/reverse.py b/rest_framework/reverse.py
index ba663f98..c9db02f0 100644
--- a/rest_framework/reverse.py
+++ b/rest_framework/reverse.py
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse as django_reverse
 from django.utils.functional import lazy
 
 
-def reverse(viewname, *args, **kwargs):
+def reverse(viewname, args=None, kwargs=None, request=None, format=None, **extra):
     """
     Same as `django.core.urlresolvers.reverse`, but optionally takes a request
     and returns a fully qualified URL, using the request to get the base URL.
     """
-    request = kwargs.pop('request', None)
-    url = django_reverse(viewname, *args, **kwargs)
+    if format is not None:
+        kwargs = kwargs or {}
+        kwargs['format'] = format
+    url = django_reverse(viewname, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, **extra)
     if request:
         return request.build_absolute_uri(url)
     return url