diff --git a/security/entity_provider.rst b/security/entity_provider.rst
index 78e91d21ee2..f6fd17e1c64 100644
--- a/security/entity_provider.rst
+++ b/security/entity_provider.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ and :ref:`user serialization to the session <security-serialize-equatable>`
 1) Create your User Entity
 --------------------------
 
+Before you begin, first make sure you install the Security component:
+
+.. code-block:: terminal
+
+    $ composer require security
+    
 For this entry, suppose that you already have a ``User`` entity inside an
 ``AppBundle`` with the following fields: ``id``, ``username``, ``password``,
 ``email`` and ``isActive``::