diff --git a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
index c5cd9ce17d..6c811f0a81 100644
--- a/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/project_template/settings.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
     "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.RequestUserMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.doc.XViewMiddleware",
 )