diff --git a/src/attr/_make.py b/src/attr/_make.py
index 843c76bd7..d182e9898 100644
--- a/src/attr/_make.py
+++ b/src/attr/_make.py
@@ -720,6 +720,13 @@ def _add_method_dunders(self, method):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
+        try:
+            method.__doc__ = "Method generated by attrs for {}".format(
+                self._cls.__qualname__
+            )
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
         return method
 
 
@@ -1273,6 +1280,7 @@ def _make_init(attrs, post_init, frozen, slots, cache_hash, base_attr_map):
 
     __init__ = locs["__init__"]
     __init__.__annotations__ = annotations
+
     return __init__
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_make.py b/tests/test_make.py
index d02c12420..e46848821 100644
--- a/tests/test_make.py
+++ b/tests/test_make.py
@@ -1587,3 +1587,12 @@ class B(A):
             "Comparision of subclasses using %s is deprecated and will be "
             "removed in 2019." % (op,)
         ) == w.message.args[0]
+
+
+class TestDocs:
+    def test_init_docs(self):
+        @attr.s
+        class A:
+            pass
+
+        assert A.__qualname__ in A.__init__.__doc__