diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/features.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/features.py
index c4398c9ad3..f2c3800307 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/features.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/features.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class DatabaseFeatures(BaseDatabaseFeatures):
     def is_postgresql_15(self):
         return self.connection.pg_version >= 150000
 
+    @cached_property
+    def is_postgresql_16(self):
+        return self.connection.pg_version >= 160000
+
     has_bit_xor = property(operator.attrgetter("is_postgresql_14"))
     supports_covering_spgist_indexes = property(operator.attrgetter("is_postgresql_14"))
     supports_unlimited_charfield = True
diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/operations.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/operations.py
index 4a42126e81..06981bc094 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/operations.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/operations.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class DatabaseOperations(BaseDatabaseOperations):
             "ANALYZE",
             "BUFFERS",
             "COSTS",
+            "GENERIC_PLAN",
             "SETTINGS",
             "SUMMARY",
             "TIMING",
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
index b89341bc6a..3295e4ce7d 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
@@ -3076,6 +3076,10 @@ adverse effects on your database. For example, the ``ANALYZE`` flag supported
 by MariaDB, MySQL 8.0.18+, and PostgreSQL could result in changes to data if
 there are triggers or if a function is called, even for a ``SELECT`` query.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 5.1
+
+    Support for the ``generic_plan`` option on PostgreSQL 16+ was added.
+
 .. _field-lookups:
 
 ``Field`` lookups
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.1.txt b/docs/releases/5.1.txt
index 12e3c80ee2..1e2eb97557 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.1.txt
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ Migrations
 Models
 ~~~~~~
 
-* ...
+* :meth:`.QuerySet.explain` now supports the ``generic_plan`` option on
+  PostgreSQL 16+.
 
 Requests and Responses
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/queries/test_explain.py b/tests/queries/test_explain.py
index f04153754b..980e8e9621 100644
--- a/tests/queries/test_explain.py
+++ b/tests/queries/test_explain.py
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class ExplainTests(TestCase):
             {"settings": True},
             {"analyze": True, "wal": True},
         ]
+        if connection.features.is_postgresql_16:
+            test_options.append({"generic_plan": True})
         for options in test_options:
             with self.subTest(**options), transaction.atomic():
                 with CaptureQueriesContext(connection) as captured_queries: