diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
index 00ef5b4cb5..066545756f 100644
--- a/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/forms/modelforms.txt
@@ -379,9 +379,12 @@ To specify a custom widget for a field, use the ``widgets`` attribute of the
 inner ``Meta`` class. This should be a dictionary mapping field names to widget
 classes or instances.
 
-For example, if you want the a ``CharField`` to be represented by a
-``<textarea>`` instead of its default ``<input type="text">``, you can override
-the field's widget::
+For example, if you want the a ``CharField`` for the ``name``
+attribute of ``Author`` to be represented by a ``<textarea>`` instead
+of its default ``<input type="text">``, you can override the field's
+widget::
+
+    from django.forms import ModelForm, TextArea
 
     class AuthorForm(ModelForm):
         class Meta: