diff --git a/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt b/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
index 698b89ff540..77b9ea9c3c6 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/constraints.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ 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. As such, you
+    cannot normally specify a constraint on an abstract base class, since the
+    :attr:`Meta.constraints <django.db.models.Options.constraints>` option is
+    inherited by subclasses, with exactly the same values for the attributes
+    (including ``name``) each time. Instead, specify the ``constraints`` option
+    on subclasses directly, providing a unique name for each constraint.
+
 ``CheckConstraint``
 ===================
 
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
index 16ba17efab4..3631d4ea074 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/indexes.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ 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 an index. As such, you
+    cannot normally specify a partial index on an abstract base class, since
+    the :attr:`Meta.indexes <django.db.models.Options.indexes>` option is
+    inherited by subclasses, with exactly the same values for the attributes
+    (including ``name``) each time. Instead, specify the ``indexes`` option
+    on subclasses directly, providing a unique name for each index.
+
+
 ``db_tablespace``
 -----------------