diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 411e274d..fbca84e4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -230,3 +230,4 @@ that much better:
  * Amit Lichtenberg (https://github.com/amitlicht)
  * Lars Butler (https://github.com/larsbutler)
  * George Macon (https://github.com/gmacon)
+ * Ashley Whetter (https://github.com/AWhetter)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 5809314c..37720431 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Changes in 0.10.2
 =================
 - Allow shard key to point to a field in an embedded document. #551
 - Allow arbirary metadata in fields. #1129
+- ReferenceFields now support abstract document types. #837
 
 Changes in 0.10.1
 =======================
diff --git a/mongoengine/fields.py b/mongoengine/fields.py
index 4c8c8498..6ef13640 100644
--- a/mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -896,6 +896,10 @@ class ReferenceField(BaseField):
           or as the :class:`~pymongo.objectid.ObjectId`.id .
         :param reverse_delete_rule: Determines what to do when the referring
           object is deleted
+
+        .. note ::
+            A reference to an abstract document type is always stored as a
+            :class:`~pymongo.dbref.DBRef`, regardless of the value of `dbref`.
         """
         if not isinstance(document_type, basestring):
             if not issubclass(document_type, (Document, basestring)):