diff --git a/docs/api-guide/testing.md b/docs/api-guide/testing.md
index 13019737c..a9665873a 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/testing.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/testing.md
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ REST framework also provides a test case class for isolating `urlpatterns` on a
 ## Example
 
     from django.urls import include, path, reverse
+    from rest_framework import status
     from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, URLPatternsTestCase