diff --git a/contributing/code/standards.rst b/contributing/code/standards.rst
index 1225c4607bf..9085917d877 100644
--- a/contributing/code/standards.rst
+++ b/contributing/code/standards.rst
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ Structure
 * Do not use ``else``, ``elseif``, ``break`` after ``if`` and ``case`` conditions
   which return or throw something;
 
-* Do not use spaces around ``[`` offset accessor and before ``]`` offset accessor.
+* Do not use spaces around ``[`` offset accessor and before ``]`` offset accessor;
+
+* Add a ``use`` statement for every class that is not part of the global namespace.
 
 Naming Conventions
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