diff --git a/tests/snippets/tuple.py b/tests/snippets/tuple.py
index eb5102fa3..38617d036 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/tuple.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/tuple.py
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ assert x > y, "tuple __gt__ failed"
 
 b = (1,2,3)
 assert b.index(2) == 1
+
+assert b.__doc__ == "tuple() -> empty tuple\ntuple(iterable) -> tuple initialized from iterable's items\n\nIf the argument is a tuple, the return value is the same object."
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
index e5485fd4d..2d99db2d4 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ pub fn tuple_contains(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
 
 pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     let tuple_type = &context.tuple_type;
+    let tuple_doc = "tuple() -> empty tuple
+tuple(iterable) -> tuple initialized from iterable's items
+
+If the argument is a tuple, the return value is the same object.";
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "__add__", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_add));
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "__eq__", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_eq));
     context.set_attr(
@@ -313,5 +317,10 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "__le__", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_le));
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "__gt__", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_gt));
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "__ge__", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_ge));
+    context.set_attr(
+        &tuple_type,
+        "__doc__",
+        context.new_str(tuple_doc.to_string()),
+    );
     context.set_attr(&tuple_type, "index", context.new_rustfunc(tuple_index));
 }