diff --git a/docs/reference/contrib/settings.rst b/docs/reference/contrib/settings.rst
index 8737fa89c..1dbef9a8a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/contrib/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/contrib/settings.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Create a model that inherits from ``BaseSetting``, and register it using the ``r
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
+    from django.db import models
     from wagtail.contrib.settings.models import BaseSetting, register_setting
 
     @register_setting