diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 2f49cab5a6..914b887f2a 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ def has_permission(
 	parent_doctype=None,
 ):
 	"""
-	Raises `frappe.PermissionError` if not permitted.
+	Returns True if the user has permission `ptype` for given `doctype` or `doc`
+	Raises `frappe.PermissionError` if user isn't permitted and `throw` is truthy
 
 	:param doctype: DocType for which permission is to be check.
 	:param ptype: Permission type (`read`, `write`, `create`, `submit`, `cancel`, `amend`). Default: `read`.
diff --git a/frappe/model/document.py b/frappe/model/document.py
index e4d927feec..f5d76b6484 100644
--- a/frappe/model/document.py
+++ b/frappe/model/document.py
@@ -195,16 +195,17 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 
 	def has_permission(self, permtype="read", verbose=False) -> bool:
 		"""
-		Call `frappe.has_permission` if `self.flags.ignore_permissions` is not set.
+		Call `frappe.permissions.has_permission` if `ignore_permissions` flag isn't truthy
 
-		:param permtype: one of `read`, `write`, `submit`, `cancel`, `delete`
+		:param permtype: `read`, `write`, `submit`, `cancel`, `delete`, etc.
 		:param verbose: DEPRECATED, will be removed in a future release.
 		"""
-		import frappe.permissions
 
 		if self.flags.ignore_permissions:
 			return True
 
+		import frappe.permissions
+
 		return frappe.permissions.has_permission(self.doctype, permtype, self)
 
 	def raise_no_permission_to(self, perm_type):