diff --git a/changelog.d/506.change.rst b/changelog.d/506.change.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..038b78ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/506.change.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The documentation of generated methods is now created automatically using the method name.
diff --git a/src/attr/_make.py b/src/attr/_make.py
index 5f794882..ef2f43f2 100644
--- a/src/attr/_make.py
+++ b/src/attr/_make.py
@@ -732,6 +732,13 @@ class _ClassBuilder(object):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
+        try:
+            method.__doc__ = "Method generated by attrs for class {}.".format(
+                self._cls.__qualname__
+            )
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
         return method
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_make.py b/tests/test_make.py
index 1aa7335d..b484207f 100644
--- a/tests/test_make.py
+++ b/tests/test_make.py
@@ -1630,3 +1630,35 @@ class TestDetermineEqOrder(object):
             "2021-06-01.  Please use `eq` and `order` instead."
             == w.message.args[0]
         )
+
+
+class TestDocs:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "meth_name",
+        [
+            "__init__",
+            "__repr__",
+            "__eq__",
+            "__ne__",
+            "__lt__",
+            "__le__",
+            "__gt__",
+            "__ge__",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_docs(self, meth_name):
+        """
+        Tests the presence and correctness of the documentation
+        for the generated methods
+        """
+
+        @attr.s
+        class A(object):
+            pass
+
+        if hasattr(A, "__qualname__"):
+            method = getattr(A, meth_name)
+            expected = "Method generated by attrs for class {}.".format(
+                A.__qualname__
+            )
+            assert expected == method.__doc__