diff --git a/contributing/code/standards.rst b/contributing/code/standards.rst
index 9cc1c9faed1..64b1b82f543 100644
--- a/contributing/code/standards.rst
+++ b/contributing/code/standards.rst
@@ -190,9 +190,10 @@ Naming Conventions
 
 * Use namespaces for all classes;
 
-* Prefix abstract classes with ``Abstract``. Please note some early Symfony classes
-  do not follow this convention and have not been renamed for backward compatibility
-  reasons. However all new abstract classes must follow this naming convention;
+* Prefix all abstract classes with ``Abstract`` except PHPUnit ``*TestCase``.
+  Please note some early Symfony classes do not follow this convention and
+  have not been renamed for backward compatibility reasons. However all new
+  abstract classes must follow this naming convention;
 
 * Suffix interfaces with ``Interface``;