diff --git a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
index c43312ec0f..fc9c8b1275 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/transactions.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Django provides a single API to control database transactions.
         If you catch exceptions raised by raw SQL queries, Django's behavior
         is unspecified and database-dependent.
 
-    .. admonition:: You may need to manually revert model state when rolling back a transaction.
+    .. admonition:: You may need to manually revert app state when rolling back a transaction.
 
         The values of a model's fields won't be reverted when a transaction
         rollback happens. This could lead to an inconsistent model state unless
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ Django provides a single API to control database transactions.
             if obj.active:
                 ...
 
+        This also applies to any other mechanism that may hold app state, such
+        as caching or global variables. For example, if the code proactively
+        updates data in the cache after saving an object, it's recommended to
+        use :ref:`transcation.on_commit <performing-actions-after-commit>`
+        instead, to defer cache alterations until the transaction is actually
+        committed.
+
+
     In order to guarantee atomicity, ``atomic`` disables some APIs. Attempting
     to commit, roll back, or change the autocommit state of the database
     connection within an ``atomic`` block will raise an exception.
@@ -285,6 +293,8 @@ by Django or by third-party libraries. Thus, this is best used in situations
 where you want to run your own transaction-controlling middleware or do
 something really strange.
 
+.. _performing-actions-after-commit:
+
 Performing actions after commit
 ===============================