diff --git a/django/db/migrations/writer.py b/django/db/migrations/writer.py
index 88145733ec6..dee867929dc 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/writer.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/writer.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sys
 import types
 
 from django.apps import apps
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import models, migrations
 from django.db.migrations.loader import MigrationLoader
 from django.utils import datetime_safe, six
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ class OperationWriter(object):
         argspec = inspect.getargspec(self.operation.__init__)
         normalized_kwargs = inspect.getcallargs(self.operation.__init__, *args, **kwargs)
 
-        self.feed('migrations.%s(' % name)
+        # See if this operation is in django.db.migrations. If it is,
+        # We can just use the fact we already have that imported,
+        # otherwise, we need to add an import for the operation class.
+        if getattr(migrations, name, None) == self.operation.__class__:
+            self.feed('migrations.%s(' % name)
+        else:
+            imports.add('import %s' % (self.operation.__class__.__module__))
+            self.feed('%s.%s(' % (self.operation.__class__.__module__, name))
+
         self.indent()
         for arg_name in argspec.args[1:]:
             arg_value = normalized_kwargs[arg_name]
diff --git a/tests/custom_migration_operations/__init__.py b/tests/custom_migration_operations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/custom_migration_operations/more_operations.py b/tests/custom_migration_operations/more_operations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fe3d1cf939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/custom_migration_operations/more_operations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
+
+
+class TestOperation(Operation):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def reversible(self):
+        return True
+
+    def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
+        pass
+
+    def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        pass
+
+    def state_backwards(self, app_label, state):
+        pass
+
+    def database_backwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/custom_migration_operations/operations.py b/tests/custom_migration_operations/operations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc084f8412a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/custom_migration_operations/operations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
+
+
+class TestOperation(Operation):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def reversible(self):
+        return True
+
+    def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
+        pass
+
+    def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        pass
+
+    def state_backwards(self, app_label, state):
+        pass
+
+    def database_backwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        pass
+
+
+class CreateModel(TestOperation):
+    pass
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_writer.py b/tests/migrations/test_writer.py
index 925a9d65389..cd599383144 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_writer.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ from django.utils.deconstruct import deconstructible
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.timezone import get_default_timezone
 
+import custom_migration_operations.operations
+import custom_migration_operations.more_operations
+
 
 class TestModel1(object):
     def upload_to(self):
@@ -222,3 +225,22 @@ class WriterTests(TestCase):
                 expected_path = os.path.join(base_dir, *(app.split('.') + ['migrations', '0001_initial.py']))
                 writer = MigrationWriter(migration)
                 self.assertEqual(writer.path, expected_path)
+
+    def test_custom_operation(self):
+        migration = type(str("Migration"), (migrations.Migration,), {
+            "operations": [
+                custom_migration_operations.operations.TestOperation(),
+                custom_migration_operations.operations.CreateModel(),
+                migrations.CreateModel("MyModel", (), {}, (models.Model,)),
+                custom_migration_operations.more_operations.TestOperation()
+            ],
+            "dependencies": []
+        })
+        writer = MigrationWriter(migration)
+        output = writer.as_string()
+        result = self.safe_exec(output)
+        self.assertIn("custom_migration_operations", result)
+        self.assertNotEqual(
+            result['custom_migration_operations'].operations.TestOperation,
+            result['custom_migration_operations'].more_operations.TestOperation
+        )