diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
index fbc0a5b..6b21d04 100644
--- a/docs/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ You can specify foreign key relationships between the tables you are creating us
                 [author_id] INTEGER REFERENCES [authors]([id])
              )
 
-You can create a table in STRICT mode using ``--strict``:
+You can create a table in `SQLite STRICT mode <https://www.sqlite.org/stricttables.html>`__ using ``--strict``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
diff --git a/docs/python-api.rst b/docs/python-api.rst
index 2a9caf2..b235684 100644
--- a/docs/python-api.rst
+++ b/docs/python-api.rst
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ By default, any :ref:`sqlite-utils plugins <plugins>` that implement the :ref:`p
 
     db = Database(memory=True, execute_plugins=False)
 
-You can pass ``strict=True`` to enable ``STRICT`` mode for all tables created from a database object:
+You can pass ``strict=True`` to enable `SQLite STRICT mode <https://www.sqlite.org/stricttables.html>`__ for all tables created using this database object:
 
 .. code-block:: python