diff --git a/docs/model-api.txt b/docs/model-api.txt
index 42d5eb8048..6b8e168fd4 100644
--- a/docs/model-api.txt
+++ b/docs/model-api.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The basics:
       database-access API, which is explained in the `Database API reference`_.
 
 A companion to this document is the `official repository of model examples`_.
+(In the Django source distribution, these examples are in the
+``tests/modeltests`` directory.)
 
 .. _Database API reference: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/db_api/
 .. _official repository of model examples: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/models/