diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d554643..5072042 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 3.4.6
+
+* Properly specify database alias for ContentType queries
+
+
 ## 3.4.5
 
 * Properly specify database alias for Django queries in the history backends
diff --git a/history/__init__.py b/history/__init__.py
index 6a265ba..9cc64f9 100644
--- a/history/__init__.py
+++ b/history/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from .backends import get_backend, session  # noqa
 from .utils import get_history_model  # noqa
 
-__version__ = "3.4.5"
+__version__ = "3.4.6"
 __version_info__ = tuple(
     int(num) if num.isdigit() else num
     for num in re.findall(r"([a-z\d]+)", __version__, re.I)
diff --git a/history/admin.py b/history/admin.py
index b2f471c..da3b36e 100644
--- a/history/admin.py
+++ b/history/admin.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class HistoryAdminMixin:
 
     def show_history(self, request, queryset, extra_context=None):
         model_class = queryset.model
-        ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model_class)
+        ct = ContentType.objects.db_manager(queryset._db).get_for_model(model_class)
         object_history = (
             get_history_model()
             .objects.filter(
diff --git a/history/backends/postgres.py b/history/backends/postgres.py
index a6235d8..9650ee4 100644
--- a/history/backends/postgres.py
+++ b/history/backends/postgres.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def clear(self):
         self.execute("TRUNCATE {table};".format(table=HistoryModel._meta.db_table))
 
     def create_trigger(self, model, trigger_type):
-        ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model)
+        ct = ContentType.objects.db_manager(self.alias).get_for_model(model)
         tr_name = self.trigger_name(model, trigger_type)
         self.execute(
             "DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS {tr_name} ON {table};".format(
diff --git a/history/backends/sqlite.py b/history/backends/sqlite.py
index 87b2e8f..d52eab3 100644
--- a/history/backends/sqlite.py
+++ b/history/backends/sqlite.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def _json_changes(self, fields, trigger_type):
 
     def create_trigger(self, model, trigger_type):
         HistoryModel = get_history_model()
-        ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model)
+        ct = ContentType.objects.db_manager(self.alias).get_for_model(model)
         tr_name = self.trigger_name(model, trigger_type)
         session_cols = []
         session_values = []
diff --git a/history/models.py b/history/models.py
index dd23b0b..7f5f866 100644
--- a/history/models.py
+++ b/history/models.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ def get_user(self):
 
     def __str__(self):
         # Use the ContentType cache instead of FK lookups every time.
-        ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_id(self.content_type_id)
+        ct = ContentType.objects.db_manager(self._state.db).get_for_id(
+            self.content_type_id
+        )
         return "{} {}({})".format(
             self.get_change_type_display(),
             ct.model_class()._meta.label,
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ class Meta(AbstractObjectHistory.Meta):
 
 class HistoryDescriptor:
     def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
-        ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(instance or owner)
+        using = instance._state.db if instance else None
+        ct = ContentType.objects.db_manager(using).get_for_model(instance or owner)
         qs = get_history_model().objects.filter(content_type=ct)
         if instance:
             qs = qs.filter(object_id=instance.pk)