diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index ef1e4ea095..84cbf17c27 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Luan Pablo <luanpab@gmail.com>
     Lucas Connors <https://www.revolutiontech.ca/>
     Luciano Ramalho
+    Lucidiot <lucidiot@brainshit.fr>
     Ludvig Ericson <ludvig.ericson@gmail.com>
     Luis C. Berrocal <luis.berrocal.1942@gmail.com>
     Łukasz Langa <lukasz@langa.pl>
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/constraints.py b/django/contrib/postgres/constraints.py
index 48dfd2bbc0..ddc9d23df9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/constraints.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/constraints.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.db import NotSupportedError
 from django.db.backends.ddl_references import Statement, Table
 from django.db.models import Deferrable, F, Q
 from django.db.models.constraints import BaseConstraint
+from django.db.models.expressions import Col
 from django.db.models.sql import Query
 
 __all__ = ['ExclusionConstraint']
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ class ExclusionConstraint(BaseConstraint):
                 expression = F(expression)
             expression = expression.resolve_expression(query=query)
             sql, params = compiler.compile(expression)
+            if not isinstance(expression, Col):
+                sql = f'({sql})'
             try:
                 opclass = self.opclasses[idx]
                 if opclass:
diff --git a/tests/postgres_tests/test_constraints.py b/tests/postgres_tests/test_constraints.py
index 7915bb226e..65402bd429 100644
--- a/tests/postgres_tests/test_constraints.py
+++ b/tests/postgres_tests/test_constraints.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ from django.test import modify_settings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from . import PostgreSQLTestCase
-from .models import HotelReservation, RangesModel, Room, Scene
+from .models import (
+    HotelReservation, IntegerArrayModel, RangesModel, Room, Scene,
+)
 
 try:
     from psycopg2.extras import DateRange, NumericRange
@@ -670,6 +672,19 @@ class ExclusionConstraintTests(PostgreSQLTestCase):
             self.get_constraints(HotelReservation._meta.db_table),
         )
 
+    def test_index_transform(self):
+        constraint_name = 'first_index_equal'
+        constraint = ExclusionConstraint(
+            name=constraint_name,
+            expressions=[('field__0', RangeOperators.EQUAL)],
+        )
+        with connection.schema_editor() as editor:
+            editor.add_constraint(IntegerArrayModel, constraint)
+        self.assertIn(
+            constraint_name,
+            self.get_constraints(IntegerArrayModel._meta.db_table),
+        )
+
     def test_range_adjacent_initially_deferred(self):
         constraint_name = 'ints_adjacent_deferred'
         self.assertNotIn(constraint_name, self.get_constraints(RangesModel._meta.db_table))