Merge branch '5.0.x' into 5.x

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
index 85c1e81be..d392ae75d 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ def get_object_members(subject: Any, objpath: List[str], attrgetter: Callable,
     return members
 
 
-def get_class_members(subject: Any, objpath: List[str], attrgetter: Callable
-                      ) -> Dict[str, "ObjectMember"]:
+def get_class_members(subject: Any, objpath: List[str], attrgetter: Callable,
+                      inherit_docstrings: bool = True) -> Dict[str, "ObjectMember"]:
     """Get members and attributes of target class."""
     from sphinx.ext.autodoc import INSTANCEATTR, ObjectMember
 
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ def get_class_members(subject: Any, objpath: List[str], attrgetter: Callable
                     elif (ns == qualname and docstring and
                           isinstance(members[name], ObjectMember) and
                           not members[name].docstring):
+                        if cls != subject and not inherit_docstrings:
+                            # If we are in the MRO of the class and not the class itself,
+                            # and we do not want to inherit docstrings, then skip setting
+                            # the docstring below
+                            continue
                         # attribute is already known, because dir(subject) enumerates it.
                         # But it has no docstring yet
                         members[name].docstring = '\n'.join(docstring)