diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index c0aa1d2fc1..5c623dcbf5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def apply_markdown(text):
 
 try:
     import pygments
-    from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name
+    from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name, TextLexer
     from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
 
     def pygments_highlight(text, lang, style):