diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/introspection.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/introspection.py
index 5f3fb4a45d..1b84d12ac5 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/introspection.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/introspection.py
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ class DatabaseIntrospection(BaseDatabaseIntrospection):
         constraints = {}
         # Get the index info
         cursor.execute("PRAGMA index_list(%s)" % self.connection.ops.quote_name(table_name))
-        for number, index, unique in cursor.fetchall():
+        for row in cursor.fetchall():
+            # Sqlite3 3.8.9+ has 5 columns, however older versions only give 3
+            # columns. Discard last 2 columns if there.
+            number, index, unique = row[:3]
             # Get the index info for that index
             cursor.execute('PRAGMA index_info(%s)' % self.connection.ops.quote_name(index))
             for index_rank, column_rank, column in cursor.fetchall():
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.8.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a17904f45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.7.7 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.7.8 fixes database introspection with SQLite 3.8.9 (released April 8,
+2015) (:ticket:`24637`).
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
index 988a532a89..9d7c5add38 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed a crash with ``QuerySet.update()`` on foreign keys to instances with
   ``uuid`` primary keys (:ticket:`24611`).
+
+* Fixed database introspection with SQLite 3.8.9 (released April 8, 2015)
+  (:ticket:`24637`).
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index b66f5e0fff..516b451f50 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.7.8
    1.7.7
    1.7.6
    1.7.5