diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index 5db600764a..e8ef2db913 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def subclass_exception(name, bases, module, attached_to):
 
 class ModelBase(type):
     """Metaclass for all models."""
-    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs, **kwargs):
         super_new = super().__new__
 
         # Also ensure initialization is only performed for subclasses of Model
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ModelBase(type):
         classcell = attrs.pop('__classcell__', None)
         if classcell is not None:
             new_attrs['__classcell__'] = classcell
-        new_class = super_new(cls, name, bases, new_attrs)
+        new_class = super_new(cls, name, bases, new_attrs, **kwargs)
         attr_meta = attrs.pop('Meta', None)
         abstract = getattr(attr_meta, 'abstract', False)
         if not attr_meta:
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.1.txt b/docs/releases/2.1.txt
index 516f6163eb..22768e2f1b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/2.1.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Migrations
 Models
 ~~~~~~
 
-* ...
+* Models can now use ``__init_subclass__()`` from :pep:`487`.
 
 Requests and Responses
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/model_inheritance/tests.py b/tests/model_inheritance/tests.py
index e1eca65742..88f1e623c4 100644
--- a/tests/model_inheritance/tests.py
+++ b/tests/model_inheritance/tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import unittest
 from operator import attrgetter
 
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError, ValidationError
 from django.db import connection, models
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, TestCase
 from django.test.utils import CaptureQueriesContext, isolate_apps
+from django.utils.version import PY36
 
 from .models import (
     Base, Chef, CommonInfo, GrandChild, GrandParent, ItalianRestaurant,
@@ -156,6 +158,23 @@ class ModelInheritanceTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertIs(C._meta.parents[A], C._meta.get_field('a'))
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(PY36, 'init_subclass is new in Python 3.6')
+    @isolate_apps('model_inheritance')
+    def test_init_subclass(self):
+        saved_kwargs = {}
+
+        class A:
+            def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
+                super().__init_subclass__()
+                saved_kwargs.update(kwargs)
+
+        kwargs = {'x': 1, 'y': 2, 'z': 3}
+
+        class B(A, models.Model, **kwargs):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertEqual(saved_kwargs, kwargs)
+
 
 class ModelInheritanceDataTests(TestCase):
     @classmethod