diff --git a/packages/core/strapi/src/utils/transform-content-types-to-models.ts b/packages/core/strapi/src/utils/transform-content-types-to-models.ts
index dd261b84eb..0b30761b1d 100644
--- a/packages/core/strapi/src/utils/transform-content-types-to-models.ts
+++ b/packages/core/strapi/src/utils/transform-content-types-to-models.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ export const transformContentTypesToModels = (
         ? { documentId: { type: 'string', default: createId } }
         : {};
 
+    // Prevent user from creating a documentId attribute
+    const reservedAttributeNames = ['documentId', 'document_id'];
+    reservedAttributeNames.forEach((reservedAttributeName) => {
+      if (reservedAttributeName in contentType.attributes) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `The attribute "${reservedAttributeName}" is reserved and cannot be used in a model` +
+            `Please rename "${contentType.modelName}" attribute "${reservedAttributeName}" to something else.`
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
     const model = {
       ...contentType,
       // reuse new model def