diff --git a/drf_spectacular/contrib/__init__.py b/drf_spectacular/contrib/__init__.py
index 90e8b8f6..4da50f0a 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/contrib/__init__.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/contrib/__init__.py
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
     'rest_framework_recursive',
     'rest_framework_gis',
     'pydantic',
+    'knox_auth_token',
 ]
diff --git a/drf_spectacular/contrib/knox_auth_token.py b/drf_spectacular/contrib/knox_auth_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16f11d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drf_spectacular/contrib/knox_auth_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from drf_spectacular.extensions import OpenApiAuthenticationExtension
+from drf_spectacular.plumbing import build_bearer_security_scheme_object
+
+
+class KnoxTokenScheme(OpenApiAuthenticationExtension):
+    target_class = 'knox.auth.TokenAuthentication'
+    name = 'knoxApiToken'
+
+    def get_security_definition(self, auto_schema):
+        return build_bearer_security_scheme_object(
+            header_name='Authorization',
+            token_prefix=self.target.authenticate_header(""),
+        )
diff --git a/requirements/optionals.txt b/requirements/optionals.txt
index e6cbc321..96dc77ad 100644
--- a/requirements/optionals.txt
+++ b/requirements/optionals.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ drf-spectacular-sidecar
 djangorestframework-dataclasses>=1.0.0; python_version >= '3.7'
 djangorestframework-gis>=1.0.0
 pydantic>=2,<3; python_version >= '3.7'
+django-rest-knox>=4.1
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3a919bf0..6218127c 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         'allauth.account',
         'oauth2_provider',
         'django_filters',
+        'knox',
         # this is not strictly required and when added django-polymorphic
         # currently breaks the whole Django/DRF upstream testing.
         # 'polymorphic',
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.py b/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cb80778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+from rest_framework import mixins, routers, serializers, viewsets
+
+from tests import assert_schema, generate_schema
+
+try:
+    from knox.auth import TokenAuthentication
+except ImportError:
+    TokenAuthentication = None
+
+
+class XSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    uuid = serializers.UUIDField()
+
+
+class XViewset(mixins.ListModelMixin, viewsets.GenericViewSet):
+    serializer_class = XSerializer
+    authentication_classes = [TokenAuthentication]
+    required_scopes = ['x:read', 'x:write']
+
+
+@pytest.mark.contrib('knox_auth_token')
+def test_knox_auth_token(no_warnings):
+    router = routers.SimpleRouter()
+    router.register('x', XViewset, basename="x")
+
+    urlpatterns = [
+        *router.urls
+    ]
+
+    schema = generate_schema(None, patterns=urlpatterns)
+
+    assert_schema(schema, 'tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.yml')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.contrib('knox_auth_token')
+@mock.patch('knox.settings.knox_settings.AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX', 'CustomPrefix')
+def test_knox_auth_token_non_default_prefix(no_warnings):
+    schema = generate_schema('/x', XViewset)
+    assert schema['components']['securitySchemes'] == {
+        'knoxApiToken': {
+            'type': 'apiKey',
+            'in': 'header',
+            'name': 'Authorization',
+            'description': 'Token-based authentication with required prefix "CustomPrefix"'
+        },
+    }
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.yml b/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ca61fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_knox_auth_token.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: ''
+  version: 0.0.0
+paths:
+  /x/:
+    get:
+      operationId: x_list
+      tags:
+      - x
+      security:
+      - knoxApiToken: []
+      - {}
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/X'
+          description: ''
+components:
+  schemas:
+    X:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        uuid:
+          type: string
+          format: uuid
+      required:
+      - uuid
+  securitySchemes:
+    knoxApiToken:
+      type: apiKey
+      in: header
+      name: Authorization
+      description: Token-based authentication with required prefix "Token"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 63ef4db0..58c4272c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ known_third_party =
     polymorphic
     oauth2_provider
     djstripe
+    knox
 multi_line_output = 5
 use_parentheses = true
 include_trailing_comma = true