diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/features.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/features.py
index ff16701795..e714440e58 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/features.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/features.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class BaseSpatialFeatures:
     # Does the backend introspect GeometryField to its subtypes?
     supports_geometry_field_introspection = True
 
+    # Does the database have a geography type?
+    supports_geography = False
     # Does the backend support storing 3D geometries?
     supports_3d_storage = False
     # Reference implementation of 3D functions is:
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/operations.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/operations.py
index b0331f051a..2956fa3c9a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/operations.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base/operations.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ class BaseSpatialOperations:
     def select_extent(self):
         return self.select
 
-    # Does the spatial database have a geography type?
-    geography = False
-
     # Aggregates
     disallowed_aggregates = ()
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/features.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/features.py
index 60158ca5c3..1607f29bbf 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/features.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/features.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db.backends.postgresql.features import (
 
 
 class DatabaseFeatures(BaseSpatialFeatures, Psycopg2DatabaseFeatures):
+    supports_geography = True
     supports_3d_storage = True
     supports_3d_functions = True
     supports_left_right_lookups = True
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py
index e9bcfc8a30..f068f28f48 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/operations.py
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ class ST_Polygon(Func):
 class PostGISOperations(BaseSpatialOperations, DatabaseOperations):
     name = 'postgis'
     postgis = True
-    geography = True
     geom_func_prefix = 'ST_'
 
     Adapter = PostGISAdapter
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
index af5abb549e..16b3bb5d08 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ class BaseSpatialField(Field):
             return None
         return connection.ops.Adapter(
             super().get_db_prep_value(value, connection, *args, **kwargs),
-            **({'geography': True} if self.geography and connection.ops.geography else {})
+            **(
+                {'geography': True}
+                if self.geography and connection.features.supports_geography
+                else {}
+            )
         )
 
     def get_raster_prep_value(self, value, is_candidate):
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
index 9cf8ab92f7..507d8a970e 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class GeographyFunctionTests(FuncTestMixin, TestCase):
         Cast a geography to a geometry field for an aggregate function that
         expects a geometry input.
         """
-        if not connection.ops.geography:
+        if not connection.features.supports_geography:
             self.skipTest("This test needs geography support")
         expected = (-96.8016128540039, 29.7633724212646, -95.3631439208984, 32.782058715820)
         res = City.objects.filter(
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/inspectapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/inspectapp/tests.py
index 5fac4d9884..61e7d3543a 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/inspectapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/inspectapp/tests.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.test import SimpleTestCase, TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.test.utils import modify_settings
 
 from ..test_data import TEST_DATA
-from ..utils import mariadb, postgis
+from ..utils import mariadb
 from .models import AllOGRFields
 
 
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ class InspectDbTests(TestCase):
         output = out.getvalue()
         if connection.features.supports_geometry_field_introspection:
             self.assertIn('point = models.PointField(dim=3)', output)
-            if postgis:
-                # Geography type is specific to PostGIS
+            if connection.features.supports_geography:
                 self.assertIn('pointg = models.PointField(geography=True, dim=3)', output)
+            else:
+                self.assertIn('pointg = models.PointField(dim=3)', output)
             self.assertIn('line = models.LineStringField(dim=3)', output)
             self.assertIn('poly = models.PolygonField(dim=3)', output)
         else: