diff --git a/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt b/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
index 698b89ff54023..69d8f16c8e5f6 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ option.
     convention is to use ``from django.db import models`` and refer to the
     constraints as ``models.<Foo>Constraint``.
 
+.. admonition:: Constraints in abstract base classes
+
+    You must always specify a unique name for the constraint. This would
+    normally cause a problem in abstract base classes, since the
+    :attr:`Meta.constraints <django.db.models.Options.constraints>` option on
+    this class are included into each of the child classes, with exactly the
+    same values for the attributes (including ``name``) each time. To work
+    around this problem, ``constraints`` option should be specified for each of
+    the child classes with unique names for constraints.
+
 ``CheckConstraint``
 ===================
 
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
index b2a74e4bd75e8..9ff568e0be4ce 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ The name of the index. If ``name`` isn't provided Django will auto-generate a
 name. For compatibility with different databases, index names cannot be longer
 than 30 characters and shouldn't start with a number (0-9) or underscore (_).
 
+.. admonition:: Partial indexes in abstract base classes
+
+    You must always specify a unique name for the index. This would normally
+    cause a problem for partial indexes in abstract base classes, since
+    ``name`` is required and the
+    :attr:`Meta.indexes <django.db.models.Options.indexes>` option on this
+    class are included into each of the child classes, with exactly the same
+    values for the attributes (including ``name``) each time. To work around
+    this problem, ``indexes`` option should be specified for each of the child
+    classes with unique names for indexes.
+
 ``db_tablespace``
 -----------------