diff --git a/Doc/library/decimal.rst b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
index 2ab138d2d12..357882f8712 100644
--- a/Doc/library/decimal.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ arithmetic.  It offers several advantages over the :class:`float` datatype:
   alterable precision (defaulting to 28 places) which can be as large as needed for
   a given problem:
 
+     >>> from decimal import *
      >>> getcontext().prec = 6
      >>> Decimal(1) / Decimal(7)
      Decimal('0.142857')