diff --git a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
index 6d7ba8272..e2c3b28cb 100644
--- a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ There are also config values that you can set:
    This value is a list of autodoc directive flags that should be automatically
    applied to all autodoc directives.  The supported flags are ``'members'``,
    ``'undoc-members'``, ``'private-members'``, ``'special-members'``,
-   ``'inherited-members'``, ``'show-inheritance'``, ``'ignore-module-all'``
-   and ``'exclude-members'``.
+   ``'inherited-members'``, ``'show-inheritance'``, ``'ignore-module-all'``,
+   ``'imported-members'`` and ``'exclude-members'``.
 
    .. versionadded:: 1.0
 
diff --git a/tests/test_autodoc.py b/tests/test_autodoc.py
index 27412a9da..6512ca66c 100644
--- a/tests/test_autodoc.py
+++ b/tests/test_autodoc.py
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options(app):
     assert '   .. py:attribute:: EnumCls.val4' not in actual
     actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.CustomIter')
     assert '   .. py:method:: target.CustomIter' not in actual
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'module', 'target')
+    assert '.. py:function:: save_traceback(app)' not in actual
 
     # with :members:
     app.config.autodoc_default_options = {'members': None}
@@ -1614,6 +1616,15 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options(app):
     assert '   .. py:method:: CustomIter.snafucate()' in actual
     assert '      Makes this snafucated.' in actual
 
+    # with :imported-members:
+    app.config.autodoc_default_options = {
+        'members': None,
+        'imported-members': None,
+        'ignore-module-all': None,
+    }
+    actual = do_autodoc(app, 'module', 'target')
+    assert '.. py:function:: save_traceback(app)' in actual
+
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
 def test_autodoc_default_options_with_values(app):