diff --git a/beetsplug/lastimport.py b/beetsplug/lastimport.py
index 38b5bfc10..29560b7f2 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lastimport.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lastimport.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LastImportPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
         super(LastImportPlugin, self).__init__()
         config['lastfm'].add({
             'user':     '',
-            'api_key':  '',
+            'api_key':  plugins.LASTFM_KEY,
         })
         config['lastfm']['api_key'].redact = True
         self.config.add({
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c23597285..99ed6d99b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ Fixes:
 * :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: In a continuing saga, the Genius API we use is down
   again, so it's been disabled by default *again*. We'll probably leave it
   disabled this time.
+* :doc:`/plugins/lastimport`: The plugin now works with the beets api key by
+  default. This can be overridden in the plugin config.
 
 .. _beets.io: http://beets.io/
 .. _Beetbox: https://github.com/beetbox