diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 886f88579..5727c7247 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #9270: html theme : pyramid theme generates incorrect logo links
 * #9217: manpage: The name of manpage directory that is generated by
   :confval:`man_make_section_directory` is not correct
+* #9280: py domain: "exceptions" module is not displayed
 * #9224: ``:param:`` and ``:type:`` fields does not support a type containing
   whitespace (ex. ``Dict[str, str]``)
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python.py b/sphinx/domains/python.py
index 5035ce2ab..7fb56c635 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python.py
@@ -448,12 +448,9 @@ class PyObject(ObjectDescription[Tuple[str, str]]):
 
         if prefix:
             signode += addnodes.desc_addname(prefix, prefix)
-        elif add_module and self.env.config.add_module_names:
-            if modname and modname != 'exceptions':
-                # exceptions are a special case, since they are documented in the
-                # 'exceptions' module.
-                nodetext = modname + '.'
-                signode += addnodes.desc_addname(nodetext, nodetext)
+        elif modname and add_module and self.env.config.add_module_names:
+            nodetext = modname + '.'
+            signode += addnodes.desc_addname(nodetext, nodetext)
 
         signode += addnodes.desc_name(name, name)
         if arglist:
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_py.py b/tests/test_domain_py.py
index 52ec0c2d4..e66f066d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_py.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_py.py
@@ -477,23 +477,11 @@ def test_optional_pyfunction_signature(app):
 
 
 def test_pyexception_signature(app):
-    text = ".. py:exception:: exceptions.IOError"
-    doctree = restructuredtext.parse(app, text)
-    assert_node(doctree, (addnodes.index,
-                          [desc, ([desc_signature, ([desc_annotation, "exception "],
-                                                    [desc_addname, "exceptions."],
-                                                    [desc_name, "IOError"])],
-                                  desc_content)]))
-    assert_node(doctree[1], desc, desctype="exception",
-                domain="py", objtype="exception", noindex=False)
-
-
-def test_exceptions_module_is_ignored(app):
-    text = (".. py:exception:: IOError\n"
-            "   :module: exceptions\n")
+    text = ".. py:exception:: builtins.IOError"
     doctree = restructuredtext.parse(app, text)
     assert_node(doctree, (addnodes.index,
                           [desc, ([desc_signature, ([desc_annotation, "exception "],
+                                                    [desc_addname, "builtins."],
                                                     [desc_name, "IOError"])],
                                   desc_content)]))
     assert_node(doctree[1], desc, desctype="exception",