diff --git a/doc/usage/restructuredtext/domains.rst b/doc/usage/restructuredtext/domains.rst
index 9baaa8417..30bde8ea1 100644
--- a/doc/usage/restructuredtext/domains.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/restructuredtext/domains.rst
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 4.0
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:data:: name
 
    Describes global data in a module, including both variables and values used
@@ -237,6 +243,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 4.0
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:exception:: name
 
    Describes an exception class.  The signature can, but need not include
@@ -251,6 +263,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.1
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:class:: name
                    .. py:class:: name(parameters)
 
@@ -291,6 +309,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.1
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:attribute:: name
 
    Describes an object data attribute.  The description should include
@@ -317,6 +341,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 4.0
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:property:: name
 
    Describes an object property.
@@ -340,6 +370,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
    .. rst:directive:option:: type: type of the property
       :type: text
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
 .. rst:directive:: .. py:method:: name(parameters)
 
    Describes an object method.  The parameters should not include the ``self``
@@ -385,6 +421,12 @@ The following directives are provided for module and class contents:
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.1
 
+   .. rst::directive:option:: module
+      :type: text
+
+      Describe the location where the object is defined.  The default value is
+      the module specified by :rst:dir:`py:currentmodule`.
+
    .. rst:directive:option:: property
       :type: no value