diff --git a/docs/api-guide/views.md b/docs/api-guide/views.md
index c0c4f67e4..4fa36d0fc 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/views.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/views.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ For example:
     from rest_framework.views import APIView
     from rest_framework.response import Response
     from rest_framework import authentication, permissions
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
     class ListUsers(APIView):
         """