diff --git a/flask_restplus/api.py b/flask_restplus/api.py
index b5433ce3..dc276618 100644
--- a/flask_restplus/api.py
+++ b/flask_restplus/api.py
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@
 
 from jsonschema import RefResolver
 
-from werkzeug import cached_property
+
+try:
+    from werkzeug import cached_property
+except ImportError:
+    # Handle werkzeug 1.0.x 
+    from werkzeug.utils import cached_property
+
 from werkzeug.datastructures import Headers
 from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException, MethodNotAllowed, NotFound, NotAcceptable, InternalServerError
 from werkzeug.wrappers import BaseResponse