diff --git a/django/core/management/validation.py b/django/core/management/validation.py
index f0a9056871..047acb0495 100644
--- a/django/core/management/validation.py
+++ b/django/core/management/validation.py
@@ -45,18 +45,20 @@ def get_validation_errors(outfile, app=None):
                 except (ValueError, TypeError):
                     e.add(opts, '"%s": CharFields require a "max_length" attribute that is a positive integer.' % f.name)
             if isinstance(f, models.DecimalField):
+                decimalp_msg ='"%s": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a non-negative integer.'
                 try:
                     decimal_places = int(f.decimal_places)
-                    if decimal_places <= 0:
-                        e.add(opts, '"%s": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a positive integer.' % f.name)
+                    if decimal_places < 0:
+                        e.add(opts, decimalp_msg % f.name)
                 except (ValueError, TypeError):
-                    e.add(opts, '"%s": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a positive integer.' % f.name)
+                    e.add(opts, decimalp_msg % f.name)
+                mdigits_msg = '"%s": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.'
                 try:
                     max_digits = int(f.max_digits)
                     if max_digits <= 0:
-                        e.add(opts, '"%s": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.' % f.name)
+                        e.add(opts,  mdigits_msg % f.name)
                 except (ValueError, TypeError):
-                    e.add(opts, '"%s": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.' % f.name)
+                    e.add(opts, mdigits_msg % f.name)
             if isinstance(f, models.FileField) and not f.upload_to:
                 e.add(opts, '"%s": FileFields require an "upload_to" attribute.' % f.name)
             if isinstance(f, models.ImageField):
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/invalid_models/models.py b/tests/modeltests/invalid_models/models.py
index 26c393be96..570b6bf65e 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/invalid_models/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/invalid_models/models.py
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ class UniqueFKTarget2(models.Model):
 model_errors = """invalid_models.fielderrors: "charfield": CharFields require a "max_length" attribute that is a positive integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "charfield2": CharFields require a "max_length" attribute that is a positive integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "charfield3": CharFields require a "max_length" attribute that is a positive integer.
-invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a positive integer.
+invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a non-negative integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.
-invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield2": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a positive integer.
+invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield2": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a non-negative integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield2": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.
-invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield3": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a positive integer.
+invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield3": DecimalFields require a "decimal_places" attribute that is a non-negative integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "decimalfield3": DecimalFields require a "max_digits" attribute that is a positive integer.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "filefield": FileFields require an "upload_to" attribute.
 invalid_models.fielderrors: "choices": "choices" should be iterable (e.g., a tuple or list).