diff --git a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
index 8a23a2ea3..bc1cc710d 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Note that you can use both an overridden `.get_queryset()` and generic filtering
 The `django-filter` library includes a `DjangoFilterBackend` class which
 supports highly customizable field filtering for REST framework.
 
-To use `DjangoFilterBackend`, first install `django-filter`.
+To use `DjangoFilterBackend`, first install `django-filter`. Then add `django_filters` to Django's `INSTALLED_APPS`
 
     pip install django-filter