diff --git a/_examples/named/named.go b/_examples/named/named.go
index 3ea0f13..2bf79cd 100644
--- a/_examples/named/named.go
+++ b/_examples/named/named.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// package named tests various aspects of named types.
 package named
 
 type Float float32
 
+// Value returns a float32 value
 func (f Float) Value() float32 { return float32(f) }
 
 type X float32
@@ -13,13 +15,21 @@ type XX X
 type XXX XX
 type XXXX XXX
 
-func (x X) Value() float32    { return float32(x) }
-func (x XX) Value() float32   { return float32(x) }
-func (x XXX) Value() float32  { return float32(x) }
+// Value returns a float32 value
+func (x X) Value() float32 { return float32(x) }
+
+// Value returns a float32 value
+func (x XX) Value() float32 { return float32(x) }
+
+// Value returns a float32 value
+func (x XXX) Value() float32 { return float32(x) }
+
+// Value returns a float32 value
 func (x XXXX) Value() float32 { return float32(x) }
 
 type Str string
 
+// Value returns a string value
 func (s Str) Value() string { return string(s) }
 
 type Slice []float64
diff --git a/_examples/named/test.py b/_examples/named/test.py
index af9da1c..b562822 100644
--- a/_examples/named/test.py
+++ b/_examples/named/test.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import named
 
+### test docs
+print("doc(named): %r" % (named.__doc__,))
+print("doc(named.Float): %r" % (named.Float.__doc__,))
+print("doc(named.Float.Value): %r" % (named.Float.Value.__doc__,))
+
 print("v = named.Float()")
 v = named.Float()
 print("v = %s" % (v,))
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 093f008..686c65f 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -280,7 +280,10 @@ func TestBindNamed(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	testPkg(t, pkg{
 		path: "_examples/named",
-		want: []byte(`v = named.Float()
+		want: []byte(`doc(named): 'package named tests various aspects of named types.\n'
+doc(named.Float): ''
+doc(named.Float.Value): 'Value() float\n\nValue returns a float32 value\n'
+v = named.Float()
 v = 0
 v.Value() = 0.0
 x = named.X()