diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-beds-design.md b/.changeset/grumpy-beds-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afca4e0eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-beds-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-user-settings': patch
+---
+
+Fix import for `createPlugin` in example snippet
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/FeatureFlags/EmptyFlags.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/FeatureFlags/EmptyFlags.tsx
index 878141f7dc..785f398d6f 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/FeatureFlags/EmptyFlags.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/FeatureFlags/EmptyFlags.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Button, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { CodeSnippet, EmptyState } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
-const EXAMPLE = `import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
+const EXAMPLE = `import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 export default createPlugin({
   id: 'plugin-name',