diff --git a/redbot/core/core_commands.py b/redbot/core/core_commands.py
index 82476b7ec..f89b3473a 100644
--- a/redbot/core/core_commands.py
+++ b/redbot/core/core_commands.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from . import (
 from .utils.predicates import MessagePredicate
 from .utils.chat_formatting import (
     box,
+    escape,
     humanize_list,
     humanize_number,
     humanize_timedelta,