diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/annotations.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/annotations.py
index a1b6ecee7e2..98eb4dead74 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/annotations.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/annotations.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ API operations on annotations.
 """
 import logging
 from galaxy import web
+from galaxy.model.item_attrs import UsesAnnotations
 from galaxy.util.sanitize_html import sanitize_html
 from galaxy.web.base.controller import BaseAPIController, HTTPNotImplemented, UsesHistoryDatasetAssociationMixin, UsesHistoryMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMixin
 
 log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )
 
 
-class BaseAnnotationsController( BaseAPIController, UsesHistoryMixin, UsesHistoryDatasetAssociationMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMixin ):
+class BaseAnnotationsController( BaseAPIController, UsesHistoryMixin, UsesHistoryDatasetAssociationMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMixin, UsesAnnotations ):
 
     @web.expose_api
     def index( self, trans, **kwd ):