diff --git a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
index 6d7ba8272..0b6061e78 100644
--- a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
@@ -387,14 +387,17 @@ There are also config values that you can set:
 
    The supported options are ``'members'``, ``'member-order'``,
    ``'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:: 1.8
 
    .. versionchanged:: 2.0
       Accepts ``True`` as a value.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.1
+      Added ``'imported-members'``.
+
 .. confval:: autodoc_docstring_signature
 
    Functions imported from C modules cannot be introspected, and therefore the
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/directive.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/directive.py
index 8b41d7fe1..42415433b 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/directive.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/directive.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # common option names for autodoc directives
 AUTODOC_DEFAULT_OPTIONS = ['members', 'undoc-members', 'inherited-members',
                            'show-inheritance', 'private-members', 'special-members',
-                           'ignore-module-all', 'exclude-members', 'member-order']
+                           'ignore-module-all', 'exclude-members', 'member-order',
+                           'imported-members']
 
 
 class DummyOptionSpec(dict):
diff --git a/tests/test_autodoc.py b/tests/test_autodoc.py
index 07e82b54a..6175068dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_autodoc.py
+++ b/tests/test_autodoc.py
@@ -1581,6 +1581,8 @@ 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}
@@ -1644,6 +1646,15 @@ 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):