diff --git a/doc/usage/extensions/autosummary.rst b/doc/usage/extensions/autosummary.rst
index f3a5aea0e..b5acab65d 100644
--- a/doc/usage/extensions/autosummary.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/extensions/autosummary.rst
@@ -285,8 +285,12 @@ The following variables available in the templates:
 
 .. data:: attributes
 
-   List containing names of "public" attributes in the class.  Only available
-   for classes.
+   List containing names of "public" attributes in the class/module.  Only
+   available for classes and modules.
+
+    .. versionchanged:: 3.1
+
+    Attributes of modules are supported.
 
 .. data:: modules
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
index 071d75348..a57c73fb7 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx40Warning, RemovedInSphinx50Warnin
 from sphinx.ext.autodoc import Documenter
 from sphinx.ext.autosummary import import_by_name, get_documenter
 from sphinx.locale import __
+from sphinx.pycode import ModuleAnalyzer, PycodeError
 from sphinx.registry import SphinxComponentRegistry
 from sphinx.util import logging
 from sphinx.util import rst
@@ -218,6 +219,21 @@ def generate_autosummary_content(name: str, obj: Any, parent: Any,
                             public.append(name)
         return public, items
 
+    def get_module_attrs(members: Any) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str]]:
+        """Find module attributes with docstrings."""
+        attrs, public = [], []
+        try:
+            analyzer = ModuleAnalyzer.for_module(name)
+            attr_docs = analyzer.find_attr_docs()
+            for namespace, attr_name in attr_docs:
+                if namespace == '' and attr_name in members:
+                    attrs.append(attr_name)
+                    if not attr_name.startswith('_'):
+                        public.append(attr_name)
+        except PycodeError:
+            pass    # give up if ModuleAnalyzer fails to parse code
+        return public, attrs
+
     def get_modules(obj: Any) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str]]:
         items = []  # type: List[str]
         for _, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.iter_modules(obj.__path__):
@@ -237,6 +253,8 @@ def generate_autosummary_content(name: str, obj: Any, parent: Any,
             get_members(obj, {'class'}, imported=imported_members)
         ns['exceptions'], ns['all_exceptions'] = \
             get_members(obj, {'exception'}, imported=imported_members)
+        ns['attributes'], ns['all_attributes'] = \
+            get_module_attrs(ns['members'])
         ispackage = hasattr(obj, '__path__')
         if ispackage and recursive:
             ns['modules'], ns['all_modules'] = get_modules(obj)
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/templates/autosummary/module.rst b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/templates/autosummary/module.rst
index 5b70d5c40..3a93e872a 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/templates/autosummary/module.rst
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/templates/autosummary/module.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 .. automodule:: {{ fullname }}
 
+   {% block attributes %}
+   {% if attributes %}
+   .. rubric:: Module Attributes
+
+   .. autosummary::
+   {% for item in attributes %}
+      {{ item }}
+   {%- endfor %}
+   {% endif %}
+   {% endblock %}
+
    {% block functions %}
    {% if functions %}
    .. rubric:: {{ _('Functions') }}
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/autosummary_dummy_module.py b/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/autosummary_dummy_module.py
index ffd381f51..0c54a1477 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/autosummary_dummy_module.py
+++ b/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/autosummary_dummy_module.py
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ class Foo:
 
 def bar(x: Union[int, str], y: int = 1):
     pass
+
+
+#: a module-level attribute
+qux = 2
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/index.rst b/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/index.rst
index bc3f80234..9f657bb73 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/index.rst
+++ b/tests/roots/test-ext-autosummary/index.rst
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
    autosummary_dummy_module.Foo
    autosummary_dummy_module.Foo.Bar
    autosummary_dummy_module.bar
+   autosummary_dummy_module.qux
    autosummary_importfail
diff --git a/tests/test_ext_autosummary.py b/tests/test_ext_autosummary.py
index aa075a9e6..166029ccb 100644
--- a/tests/test_ext_autosummary.py
+++ b/tests/test_ext_autosummary.py
@@ -203,16 +203,18 @@ def test_autosummary_generate(app, status, warning):
                 [autosummary_table, nodes.table, nodes.tgroup, (nodes.colspec,
                                                                 nodes.colspec,
                                                                 [nodes.tbody, (nodes.row,
+                                                                               nodes.row,
                                                                                nodes.row,
                                                                                nodes.row,
                                                                                nodes.row)])])
     assert_node(doctree[4][0], addnodes.toctree, caption="An autosummary")
 
-    assert len(doctree[3][0][0][2]) == 4
+    assert len(doctree[3][0][0][2]) == 5
     assert doctree[3][0][0][2][0].astext() == 'autosummary_dummy_module\n\n'
     assert doctree[3][0][0][2][1].astext() == 'autosummary_dummy_module.Foo()\n\n'
     assert doctree[3][0][0][2][2].astext() == 'autosummary_dummy_module.Foo.Bar\n\n'
     assert doctree[3][0][0][2][3].astext() == 'autosummary_dummy_module.bar(x[, y])\n\n'
+    assert doctree[3][0][0][2][4].astext() == 'autosummary_dummy_module.qux\n\na module-level attribute'
 
     module = (app.srcdir / 'generated' / 'autosummary_dummy_module.rst').read_text()
     assert ('   .. autosummary::\n'
@@ -237,6 +239,11 @@ def test_autosummary_generate(app, status, warning):
             '\n'
             '.. autoclass:: Foo.Bar\n' in FooBar)
 
+    qux = (app.srcdir / 'generated' / 'autosummary_dummy_module.qux.rst').read_text()
+    assert ('.. currentmodule:: autosummary_dummy_module\n'
+            '\n'
+            '.. autodata:: qux' in qux)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('dummy', testroot='ext-autosummary',
                     confoverrides={'autosummary_generate_overwrite': False})