diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
index c28e78734eae..efb514fd594c 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
@@ -247,9 +247,24 @@ public class PyReferenceImpl implements PsiReferenceEx, PsiPolyVariantReference
     // Use real context here to enable correct completion and resolve in case of PyExpressionCodeFragment
     final PsiElement realContext = PyPsiUtils.getRealContext(myElement);
 
-    PsiElement roof = findResolveRoof(referencedName, realContext);
+    final PsiElement roof = findResolveRoof(referencedName, realContext);
     PyResolveUtil.scopeCrawlUp(processor, myElement, referencedName, roof);
-    return getResultsFromProcessor(referencedName, processor, realContext, roof);
+
+    final List<RatedResolveResult> resultsFromProcessor = getResultsFromProcessor(referencedName, processor, realContext, roof);
+
+    // resolve to module __doc__
+    if (resultsFromProcessor.isEmpty() && referencedName.equals(PyNames.DOC)) {
+      ret.addAll(
+        Optional
+          .ofNullable(PyBuiltinCache.getInstance(myElement).getObjectType())
+          .map(type -> type.resolveMember(referencedName, myElement, AccessDirection.of(myElement), myContext))
+          .orElse(Collections.emptyList())
+      );
+
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+    return resultsFromProcessor;
   }
 
   protected List<RatedResolveResult> getResultsFromProcessor(@NotNull String referencedName,
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyClassTypeImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyClassTypeImpl.java
index 3660c809f15f..58db62114614 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyClassTypeImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyClassTypeImpl.java
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ public class PyClassTypeImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements PyClassType {
       return ResolveResultList.to(classMember);
     }
 
+    if (PyNames.DOC.equals(name)) {
+      return Optional
+        .ofNullable(PyBuiltinCache.getInstance(myClass).getObjectType())
+        .map(type -> type.resolveMember(name, location, direction, resolveContext))
+        .orElse(Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+
     classMember = resolveByOverridingAncestorsMembersProviders(this, name, location);
     if (classMember != null) {
       final ResolveResultList list = new ResolveResultList();