diff --git a/docs/api-guide/permissions.md b/docs/api-guide/permissions.md
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@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Similar to `DjangoModelPermissions`, but also allows unauthenticated users to ha
 
 This permission class ties into Django's standard [object permissions framework][objectpermissions] that allows per-object permissions on models.  In order to use this permission class, you'll also need to add a permission backend that supports object-level permissions, such as [django-guardian][guardian].
 
-As with `DjangoModelPermissions`, this permission must only be applied to views that have a `.queryset` property. Authorization will only be granted if the user *is authenticated* and has the *relevant per-object permissions* and *relevant model permissions* assigned.
+As with `DjangoModelPermissions`, this permission must only be applied to views that have a `.queryset` property or `.get_queryset()` method. Authorization will only be granted if the user *is authenticated* and has the *relevant per-object permissions* and *relevant model permissions* assigned.
 
 * `POST` requests require the user to have the `add` permission on the model instance.
 * `PUT` and `PATCH` requests require the user to have the `change` permission on the model instance.