diff --git a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
index 245d0cf39e926..f0029c35e1302 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         # Gather related objects
         for rel in opts.related_objects:
             verbose = _("related `%(app_label)s.%(object_name)s` objects") % {
-                'app_label': rel.opts.app_label,
-                'object_name': rel.opts.object_name,
+                'app_label': rel.related_model._meta.app_label,
+                'object_name': rel.related_model._meta.object_name,
             }
             accessor = rel.get_accessor_name()
             fields.append({
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
index 5df9982a1d494..9b18dea176a54 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed a crash with ``QuerySet.update()`` on foreign keys to one-to-one fields
   (:ticket:`24578`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in the model detail view of
+  :mod:`~django.contrib.admindocs` when a model has a reverse foreign key
+  relation (:ticket:`24624`).
diff --git a/tests/admin_docs/tests.py b/tests/admin_docs/tests.py
index 0881de20ee1aa..b4f78477df901 100644
--- a/tests/admin_docs/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_docs/tests.py
@@ -290,6 +290,20 @@ def test_descriptions_render_correctly(self):
             "all related %s objects" % (link % ("admin_docs.group", "admin_docs.Group"))
         )
 
+    def test_model_with_many_to_one(self):
+        link = '<a class="reference external" href="/admindocs/models/%s/">%s</a>'
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse('django-admindocs-models-detail', args=['admin_docs', 'company'])
+        )
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            "number of related %s objects" % (link % ("admin_docs.person", "admin_docs.Person"))
+        )
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            "all related %s objects" % (link % ("admin_docs.person", "admin_docs.Person"))
+        )
+
     def test_model_with_no_backward_relations_render_only_relevant_fields(self):
         """
         A model with ``related_name`` of `+` should not show backward relationship