diff --git a/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md b/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md
index 11e24448f..3719bbf18 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/6-viewsets-and-routers.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Next we're going to replace the `SnippetList`, `SnippetDetail` and `SnippetHighl
 
     from rest_framework.decorators import action
     from rest_framework.response import Response
+    from rest_framework import permissions
 
     class SnippetViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         """