diff --git a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
index 41c1341ddf..d305ede6ba 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/filtering.md
@@ -145,10 +145,18 @@ Note that you can use both an overridden `.get_queryset()` and generic filtering
 The [`django-filter`][django-filter-docs] library includes a `DjangoFilterBackend` class which
 supports highly customizable field filtering for REST framework.
 
-To use `DjangoFilterBackend`, first install `django-filter`. Then add `django_filters` to Django's `INSTALLED_APPS`
+To use `DjangoFilterBackend`, first install `django-filter`.
 
     pip install django-filter
 
+Then add `'django_filters'` to Django's `INSTALLED_APPS`:
+
+    INSTALLED_APPS = [
+        ...
+        'django_filters',
+        ...
+    ]
+
 You should now either add the filter backend to your settings:
 
     REST_FRAMEWORK = {
@@ -365,4 +373,4 @@ The [djangorestframework-word-filter][django-rest-framework-word-search-filter]
 [django-url-filter]: https://github.com/miki725/django-url-filter
 [drf-url-filter]: https://github.com/manjitkumar/drf-url-filters
 [HStoreField]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/contrib/postgres/fields/#hstorefield
-[JSONField]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/contrib/postgres/fields/#jsonfield
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+[JSONField]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/contrib/postgres/fields/#jsonfield