diff --git a/docs/indexes.md b/docs/indexes.md
index a6ee3e0..f0328f0 100644
--- a/docs/indexes.md
+++ b/docs/indexes.md
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ A barebones implementation of `VectorIndex` needs to implement one method; `get_
 
 There are two ways to use Vector Indexes. Either:
 
--   Adding the `VectorIndexedMixin` to a Django model, which will automatically generate an Index for that model
+-   Adding the `PageVectorIndexedMixin` to a Wagtail Page model, or the `VectorIndexedMixin` to a plain Django model, which will automatically generate an Index for that model.
 -   Creating your own subclass of one of the `VectorIndex` classes.
 
-## Automatically Generating Indexes using `VectorIndexedMixin`
+## Automatically Generating Indexes using `PageVectorIndexedMixin` or `VectorIndexedMixin`
 
 To generate a Vector Index based on an existing model in your application:
 
-1. Add Wagtail AI's `VectorIndexedMixin` mixin to your model
-2. Set `embedding_fields` to a list of `EmbeddingField`s representing the fields you want to be included in the embeddings
+1. Add Wagtail AI's `PageVectorIndexedMixin` or `VectorIndexedMixin` mixin to your model.
+2. Set `embedding_fields` to a list of `EmbeddingField`s representing the fields you want to be included in the embeddings.
 
 ```python
 from django.db import models
 from wagtail.models import Page
-from wagtail_vector_index.index import VectorIndexedMixin, EmbeddingField
+from wagtail_vector_index.index import PageVectorIndexedMixin, EmbeddingField
 
 
-class MyPage(VectorIndexedMixin, Page):
+class MyPage(PageVectorIndexedMixin, Page):
     body = models.TextField()
 
     embedding_fields = [EmbeddingField("title"), EmbeddingField("body")]
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 2b0e0db..cb35185 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ This way, when you provide a query, we can use the same model to get an embeddin
 
 To index your models:
 
-1. Add Wagtail Vector Index's `VectorIndexedMixin` mixin to your model
-2. Set `embedding_fields` to a list of `EmbeddingField`s representing the fields you want to be included in the embeddings
+1. Add Wagtail Vector Index's `PageVectorIndexedMixin` mixin to your page model.
+2. Set `embedding_fields` to a list of `EmbeddingField`s representing the fields you want to be included in the embeddings.
 
 ```python
 from django.db import models
 from wagtail.models import Page
-from wagtail_vector_index.models import VectorIndexedMixin, EmbeddingField
+from wagtail_vector_index.models import PageVectorIndexedMixin, EmbeddingField
 
 
-class MyPage(VectorIndexedMixin, Page):
+class MyPage(PageVectorIndexedMixin, Page):
     body = models.TextField()
 
     embedding_fields = [EmbeddingField("title"), EmbeddingField("body")]
diff --git a/src/wagtail_vector_index/models.py b/src/wagtail_vector_index/models.py
index 6c34ede..0e63cde 100644
--- a/src/wagtail_vector_index/models.py
+++ b/src/wagtail_vector_index/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from django.core import checks
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist
 from django.db import models, transaction
-from wagtail.models import Page
 from wagtail.search.index import BaseField
 
 from wagtail_vector_index.index.base import Document
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class VectorIndexedMixin(models.Model):
     embeddings = GenericRelation(
         Embedding, content_type_field="content_type", for_concrete_model=False
     )
-    vector_index_class = None
+    vector_index_class = ModelVectorIndex
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
@@ -240,21 +239,24 @@ def bulk_from_documents(cls, documents):
             yield cls.from_document(document)
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_vector_index(cls):
+    def get_vector_index(cls) -> ModelVectorIndex:
         """Get a vector index instance for this model"""
 
-        # If the user has specified a custom `vector_index_class`, use that
-        if cls.vector_index_class:
-            index_cls = cls.vector_index_class
-        # If the model is a Wagtail Page, use a special PageVectorIndex
-        elif issubclass(cls, Page):
-            index_cls = PageVectorIndex
-        # Otherwise use the standard ModelVectorIndex
-        else:
-            index_cls = ModelVectorIndex
+        name = f"{cls.__name__}Index"
+        bases = (cls.vector_index_class,)
+        dict_ = {"querysets": [cls.objects.all()]}
+        index_class = type(name, bases, dict_)
+        return index_class(object_type=cls)
+
+
+class PageVectorIndexedMixin(VectorIndexedMixin):
+    vector_index_class = PageVectorIndex
+
+    class Meta:
+        abstract = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_vector_index(cls) -> PageVectorIndex:
+        """Get a vector index instance for this model"""
 
-        return type(
-            f"{cls.__name__}Index",
-            (index_cls,),
-            {"querysets": [cls.objects.all()]},
-        )(object_type=cls)
+        return super().get_vector_index()  # type: ignore
diff --git a/tests/testapp/models.py b/tests/testapp/models.py
index 05b5bdd..be70c60 100644
--- a/tests/testapp/models.py
+++ b/tests/testapp/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
     PageVectorIndex,
 )
 from wagtail_vector_index.index.registry import registry
-from wagtail_vector_index.models import EmbeddingField, VectorIndexedMixin
+from wagtail_vector_index.models import (
+    EmbeddingField,
+    PageVectorIndexedMixin,
+    VectorIndexedMixin,
+)
 
 
 class ExampleModel(VectorIndexedMixin, models.Model):
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ def __str__(self):
         return self.title
 
 
-class ExamplePage(VectorIndexedMixin, Page):
+class ExamplePage(PageVectorIndexedMixin, Page):
     body = RichTextField()
 
     content_panels = [*Page.content_panels, FieldPanel("body")]
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ class ExamplePage(VectorIndexedMixin, Page):
     embedding_fields = [EmbeddingField("title", important=True), EmbeddingField("body")]
 
 
-class DifferentPage(VectorIndexedMixin, Page):
+class DifferentPage(PageVectorIndexedMixin, Page):
     body = RichTextField()
 
     content_panels = [*Page.content_panels, FieldPanel("body")]