diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 47122ca84..a085187aa 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 try:
     import pygments
-    from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name
+    from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name, TextLexer
     from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
 
     def pygments_highlight(text, lang, style):