diff --git a/django/db/migrations/state.py b/django/db/migrations/state.py
index 5754bd3a97..ad2adc57e8 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/state.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/state.py
@@ -101,12 +101,25 @@ class ProjectState(object):
 
             # Get all outgoing references from the model to be rendered
             model_state = self.models[(app_label, model_name)]
+            # Directly related models are the models pointed to by ForeignKeys,
+            # OneToOneFields, and ManyToManyFields.
+            direct_related_models = set()
             for name, field in model_state.fields:
                 if field.is_relation:
                     if field.rel.to == RECURSIVE_RELATIONSHIP_CONSTANT:
                         continue
                     rel_app_label, rel_model_name = _get_app_label_and_model_name(field.rel.to, app_label)
-                    related_models.add((rel_app_label, rel_model_name.lower()))
+                    direct_related_models.add((rel_app_label, rel_model_name.lower()))
+
+            # For all direct related models recursively get all related models.
+            related_models.update(direct_related_models)
+            for rel_app_label, rel_model_name in direct_related_models:
+                try:
+                    rel_model = self.apps.get_model(rel_app_label, rel_model_name)
+                except LookupError:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    related_models.update(get_related_models_recursive(rel_model))
 
             # Include the model itself
             related_models.add((app_label, model_name))
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
index b226b0928c..54382d5c33 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ Bugfixes
 * Fixed JavaScript path of ``contrib.admin``’s related field widget when using
   alternate static file storages (:ticket:`24655`).
 
+* Fixed a migration crash when adding new relations to models
+  (:ticket:`24573`).
+
 Optimizations
 =============
 
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_state.py b/tests/migrations/test_state.py
index 663815d6f9..33016fdfce 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_state.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.apps.registry import Apps
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.migrations.operations import (
-    AlterField, DeleteModel, RemoveField,
+    AddField, AlterField, DeleteModel, RemoveField,
 )
 from django.db.migrations.state import (
     InvalidBasesError, ModelState, ProjectState, get_related_models_recursive,
@@ -368,6 +368,57 @@ class StateTests(TestCase):
         project_state.add_model(ModelState.from_model(B))
         self.assertEqual(len(project_state.apps.get_models()), 2)
 
+    def test_add_relations(self):
+        """
+        #24573 - Adding relations to existing models should reload the
+        referenced models too.
+        """
+        class A(models.Model):
+            class Meta:
+                app_label = 'something'
+
+        class B(A):
+            class Meta:
+                app_label = 'something'
+
+        class C(models.Model):
+            class Meta:
+                app_label = 'something'
+
+        project_state = ProjectState()
+        project_state.add_model(ModelState.from_model(A))
+        project_state.add_model(ModelState.from_model(B))
+        project_state.add_model(ModelState.from_model(C))
+
+        project_state.apps  # We need to work with rendered models
+
+        old_state = project_state.clone()
+        model_a_old = old_state.apps.get_model('something', 'A')
+        model_b_old = old_state.apps.get_model('something', 'B')
+        model_c_old = old_state.apps.get_model('something', 'C')
+        # Check that the relations between the old models are correct
+        self.assertIs(model_a_old._meta.get_field('b').related_model, model_b_old)
+        self.assertIs(model_b_old._meta.get_field('a_ptr').related_model, model_a_old)
+
+        operation = AddField('c', 'to_a', models.OneToOneField('something.A', related_name='from_c'))
+        operation.state_forwards('something', project_state)
+        model_a_new = project_state.apps.get_model('something', 'A')
+        model_b_new = project_state.apps.get_model('something', 'B')
+        model_c_new = project_state.apps.get_model('something', 'C')
+
+        # Check that all models have changed
+        self.assertIsNot(model_a_old, model_a_new)
+        self.assertIsNot(model_b_old, model_b_new)
+        self.assertIsNot(model_c_old, model_c_new)
+        # Check that the relations between the old models still hold
+        self.assertIs(model_a_old._meta.get_field('b').related_model, model_b_old)
+        self.assertIs(model_b_old._meta.get_field('a_ptr').related_model, model_a_old)
+        # Check that the relations between the new models correct
+        self.assertIs(model_a_new._meta.get_field('b').related_model, model_b_new)
+        self.assertIs(model_b_new._meta.get_field('a_ptr').related_model, model_a_new)
+        self.assertIs(model_a_new._meta.get_field('from_c').related_model, model_c_new)
+        self.assertIs(model_c_new._meta.get_field('to_a').related_model, model_a_new)
+
     def test_remove_relations(self):
         """
         #24225 - Tests that relations between models are updated while