diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/schema.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/schema.py
index 0ca5362231..70def62337 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/schema.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/postgis/schema.py
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ class PostGISSchemaEditor(DatabaseSchemaEditor):
         elif field.dim > 2 and not field.geography:
             # Use "nd" ops which are fast on multidimensional cases
             field_column = "%s %s" % (field_column, self.geom_index_ops_nd)
+        if kwargs.get('name') is None:
+            index_name = '%s_%s_id' % (model._meta.db_table, field.column)
+        else:
+            index_name = kwargs['name']
 
         return Statement(
             self.sql_create_index,
-            name=self.quote_name('%s_%s_id' % (model._meta.db_table, field.column)),
+            name=self.quote_name(index_name),
             table=self.quote_name(model._meta.db_table),
             using=' USING %s' % self.geom_index_type,
             columns=field_column,
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_indexes.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_indexes.py
index ce6b998794..d4c7d13d6d 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_indexes.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_indexes.py
@@ -2,13 +2,35 @@ from unittest import skipUnless
 
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Index
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TransactionTestCase
 
-from ..utils import postgis
+from ..utils import mysql, oracle, postgis
 from .models import City
 
 
-class SchemaIndexesTests(TestCase):
+class SchemaIndexesTests(TransactionTestCase):
+    available_apps = []
+    models = [City]
+
+    def get_indexes(self, table):
+        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+            constraints = connection.introspection.get_constraints(cursor, table)
+            return {
+                name: constraint['columns']
+                for name, constraint in constraints.items()
+                if constraint['index']
+            }
+
+    def has_spatial_indexes(self, table):
+        if mysql:
+            with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                return connection.introspection.supports_spatial_index(cursor, table)
+        elif oracle:
+            # Spatial indexes in Meta.indexes are not supported by the Oracle
+            # backend (see #31252).
+            return False
+        return True
+
     @skipUnless(postgis, 'This is a PostGIS-specific test.')
     def test_using_sql(self):
         index = Index(fields=['point'])
@@ -17,3 +39,15 @@ class SchemaIndexesTests(TestCase):
             '%s USING ' % editor.quote_name(City._meta.db_table),
             str(index.create_sql(City, editor)),
         )
+
+    def test_index_name(self):
+        if not self.has_spatial_indexes(City._meta.db_table):
+            self.skipTest('Spatial indexes in Meta.indexes are not supported.')
+        index_name = 'custom_point_index_name'
+        index = Index(fields=['point'], name=index_name)
+        with connection.schema_editor() as editor:
+            editor.add_index(City, index)
+            indexes = self.get_indexes(City._meta.db_table)
+            self.assertIn(index_name, indexes)
+            self.assertEqual(indexes[index_name], ['point'])
+            editor.remove_index(City, index)