diff --git a/.changeset/tall-baboons-deliver.md b/.changeset/tall-baboons-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a69e52e31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-baboons-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-user-settings-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fix wrong import statement in `README.md`.
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings-backend/README.md b/plugins/user-settings-backend/README.md
index d12ee0aa89..bbd69cb18e 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/user-settings-backend/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ To make use of the user settings backend, replace the `WebStorage` with the
 +  discoveryApiRef,
 +  fetchApiRef,
    errorApiRef,
-+  identityApi,
++  identityApiRef,
 +  storageApiRef,
  } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 +import { UserSettingsStorage } from '@backstage/plugin-user-settings';