diff --git a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/02_Controllers/01_Introduction.md b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/02_Controllers/01_Introduction.md
index c44f532dc..02e7f2e81 100644
--- a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/02_Controllers/01_Introduction.md
+++ b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/02_Controllers/01_Introduction.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ subclass the base `Controller` class.
 
 ```php
 use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
+use SilverStripe\Control\HTTPRequest;
 
 class TeamController extends Controller 
 {