From bd8bbc8c1a5971ce9cea325357234b119b91802a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clifford Gama <cliffygamy@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:14:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [5.1.x] Refs #36095 -- Doc'd that ManyToManyField.through
 supports lazy relationships.

Backport of eb4ea9c3efca479b169bed88a5521c4cf47ed2a2 from main.
---
 docs/ref/models/fields.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index 7937baf031..04359ad920 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -2005,6 +2005,10 @@ that control how the relationship functions.
     the Django model that represents the intermediate table that you want to
     use.
 
+    The ``through`` model can be specified using either the model class
+    directly or a :ref:`lazy reference <lazy-relationships>` to the model
+    class.
+
     The most common use for this option is when you want to associate
     :ref:`extra data with a many-to-many relationship
     <intermediary-manytomany>`.