diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt
index 380fa789a4..207933a72f 100644
--- a/docs/ref/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/settings.txt
@@ -427,6 +427,18 @@ Only supported for the ``mysql`` backend (see the `MySQL manual`_ for details).
 
 .. _MySQL manual: MySQL_
 
+.. setting:: TEST_DEPENDENCIES
+
+TEST_DEPENDENCIES
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Default: ``['default']``, for all databases other than ``default``,
+which has no dependencies.
+
+The creation-order dependencies of the database. See the documentation
+on :ref:`controlling the creation order of test databases
+<topics-testing-creation-dependencies>` for details.
+
 .. setting:: TEST_MIRROR
 
 TEST_MIRROR
diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt
index e56e577f3b..d1fda1d6a6 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt
@@ -473,22 +473,22 @@ can specify the dependencies that exist using the
     DATABASES = {
         'default': {
              # ... db settings
-             TEST_DEPENDENCIES = ['diamonds']
+             'TEST_DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds']
         },
         'diamonds': {
             # ... db settings
-        }
+        },
         'clubs': {
             # ... db settings
-            TEST_DEPENDENCIES = ['diamonds']
-        }
+            'TEST_DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds']
+        },
         'spades': {
             # ... db settings
-            TEST_DEPENDENCIES = ['diamonds','hearts']
-        }
+            'TEST_DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds','hearts']
+        },
         'hearts': {
             # ... db settings
-            TEST_DEPENDENCIES = ['diamonds','clubs']
+            'TEST_DEPENDENCIES': ['diamonds','clubs']
         }
     }