diff --git a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
index ebcb1c188..1b49d3a73 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ The default filter backends may be set globally, using the `DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKE
 You can also set the filter backends on a per-view, or per-viewset basis,
 using the `GenericAPIView` class-based views.
 
+    import django_filters
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-    from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
     from myapp.serializers import UserSerializer
     from rest_framework import generics
 
     class UserListView(generics.ListAPIView):
         queryset = User.objects.all()
         serializer_class = UserSerializer
-        filter_backends = (DjangoFilterBackend,)
+        filter_backends = (django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend,)
 
 ## Filtering and object lookups
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ For more advanced filtering requirements you can specify a `FilterSet` class tha
     from myapp.serializers import ProductSerializer
     from rest_framework import generics
 
-    class ProductFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+    class ProductFilter(django_filters.rest_framework.FilterSet):
         min_price = django_filters.NumberFilter(name="price", lookup_expr='gte')
         max_price = django_filters.NumberFilter(name="price", lookup_expr='lte')
         class Meta:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ filters using `Manufacturer` name. For example:
     from myapp.serializers import ProductSerializer
     from rest_framework import generics
 
-    class ProductFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+    class ProductFilter(django_filters.rest_framework.FilterSet):
         class Meta:
             model = Product
             fields = ['category', 'in_stock', 'manufacturer__name']
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ This is nice, but it exposes the Django's double underscore convention as part o
     from myapp.serializers import ProductSerializer
     from rest_framework import generics
 
-    class ProductFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+    class ProductFilter(django_filters.rest_framework.FilterSet):
         manufacturer = django_filters.CharFilter(name="manufacturer__name")
 
         class Meta:
diff --git a/rest_framework/filters.py b/rest_framework/filters.py
index 66c9fe1b4..9e86947af 100644
--- a/rest_framework/filters.py
+++ b/rest_framework/filters.py
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ class BaseFilterBackend(object):
         return []
 
 
+class FilterSet(object):
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The built in 'rest_framework.filters.FilterSet' is pending deprecation. "
+            "You should use 'django_filters.rest_framework.FilterSet' instead.",
+            PendingDeprecationWarning
+        )
+        from django_filters.rest_framework import FilterSet
+        return FilterSet(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 class DjangoFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
     """
     A filter backend that uses django-filter.
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ class DjangoFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
 
         warnings.warn(
             "The built in 'rest_framework.filters.DjangoFilterBackend' is pending deprecation. "
-            "You should now use 'django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend' instead.",
+            "You should use 'django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend' instead.",
             PendingDeprecationWarning
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index de1d049e6..9795230d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ class IntegrationTestFiltering(CommonFilteringTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data, self.data)
 
-        self.assertTrue(issubclass(w[-1].category, DeprecationWarning))
-        self.assertIn("'rest_framework.filters.DjangoFilterBackend' has been deprecated", str(w[-1].message))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(w[-1].category, PendingDeprecationWarning))
+        self.assertIn("'rest_framework.filters.DjangoFilterBackend' is pending deprecation.", str(w[-1].message))
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(django_filters, 'django-filter not installed')
     def test_no_df_deprecation(self):