diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc.py
index 9c6575f52..c15726b48 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc.py
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ class DocstringSignatureMixin(object):
     """
 
     def _find_signature(self, encoding=None):
-        docstrings = Documenter.get_doc(self, encoding, 2)
+        docstrings = Documenter.get_doc(self, encoding)
         if len(docstrings) != 1:
             return
         doclines = docstrings[0]
@@ -877,6 +877,9 @@ class DocstringSignatureMixin(object):
         # the base name must match ours
         if not self.objpath or base != self.objpath[-1]:
             return
+        # re-prepare docstring to ignore indentation after signature
+        docstrings = Documenter.get_doc(self, encoding, 2)
+        doclines = docstrings[0]
         # ok, now jump over remaining empty lines and set the remaining
         # lines as the new doclines
         i = 1
diff --git a/tests/test_autodoc.py b/tests/test_autodoc.py
index 965064c37..6dedaad8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_autodoc.py
+++ b/tests/test_autodoc.py
@@ -518,6 +518,12 @@ def test_generate():
         'test_autodoc.DocstringSig.meth')
     assert_result_contains(
         '   rest of docstring', 'method', 'test_autodoc.DocstringSig.meth')
+    assert_result_contains(
+        '.. py:method:: DocstringSig.meth2()', 'method',
+        'test_autodoc.DocstringSig.meth2')
+    assert_result_contains(
+        '       indented line', 'method',
+        'test_autodoc.DocstringSig.meth2')
     assert_result_contains(
         '.. py:classmethod:: Class.moore(a, e, f) -> happiness', 'method',
         'test_autodoc.Class.moore')
@@ -660,6 +666,13 @@ First line of docstring
         rest of docstring
         """
 
+    def meth2(self):
+        """First line, no signature
+        Second line followed by indentation::
+
+            indented line
+        """
+
 class StrRepr(str):
     def __repr__(self):
         return self
diff --git a/tests/test_only_directive.py b/tests/test_only_directive.py
index 10683613c..2396046e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_only_directive.py
+++ b/tests/test_only_directive.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def test_sectioning(app):
 
     def testsects(prefix, sects, indent=0):
         title = sects[0]
-        sprint(' ' * indent + title)
         parent_num = title.split()[0]
         assert prefix == parent_num, \
             'Section out of place: %r' % title
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ def test_sectioning(app):
     parts = [getsects(n)
              for n in filter(lambda n: isinstance(n, nodes.section),
                              doctree.children)]
-    sprint('\nChecking headings in only.txt:')
     for i, s in enumerate(parts):
         testsects(str(i+1) + '.', s, 4)
     assert len(parts) == 4, 'Expected 4 document level headings, got:\n%s' % \