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diff --git a/docs/ref/models/database-functions.txt b/docs/ref/models/database-functions.txt
index 9208a90574..2d0d5d2fe7 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/database-functions.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/database-functions.txt
@@ -800,6 +800,27 @@ Usage example::
     >>> print(author.name_lower)
     margaret smith
 
+``LPad``
+--------
+
+.. class:: LPad(expression, length, fill_text=Value(' '), **extra)
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.1
+
+Returns the value of the given text field or expression padded on the left side
+with ``fill_text`` so that the resulting value is ``length`` characters long.
+The default ``fill_text`` is a space.
+
+Usage example::
+
+    >>> from django.db.models import Value
+    >>> from django.db.models.functions import LPad
+    >>> Author.objects.create(name='John', alias='j')
+    >>> Author.objects.update(name=LPad('name', 8, Value('abc')))
+    1
+    >>> print(Author.objects.get(alias='j').name)
+    abcaJohn
+
 ``LTrim``
 ---------
 
@@ -872,6 +893,16 @@ Usage example::
     >>> print(author.last_letter)
     h
 
+``RPad``
+--------
+
+.. class:: RPad(expression, length, fill_text=Value(' '), **extra)
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.1
+
+Similar to :class:`~django.db.models.functions.LPad`, but pads on the right
+side.
+
 ``RTrim``
 ---------
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.1.txt b/docs/releases/2.1.txt
index 35261b2850..4d8a9a1d42 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/2.1.txt
@@ -205,10 +205,12 @@ Models
 * A number of new text database functions are added:
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Chr`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Left`,
+  :class:`~django.db.models.functions.LPad`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.LTrim`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Ord`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Replace`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Right`,
+  :class:`~django.db.models.functions.RPad`,
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.RTrim`, and
   :class:`~django.db.models.functions.Trim`.