diff --git a/Doc/c-api/type.rst b/Doc/c-api/type.rst
index 8cadf26cee3027..c9bb5c3f09ac18 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/type.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/type.rst
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ Type Objects
    Return the module object associated with the given type when the type was
    created using :c:func:`PyType_FromModuleAndSpec`.
 
+   The returned reference is :term:`borrowed <borrowed reference>` from *type*,
+   and will be valid as long as you hold a reference to *type*.
+   Do not release it with :c:func:`Py_DECREF` or similar.
+
    If no module is associated with the given type, sets :py:class:`TypeError`
    and returns ``NULL``.
 
diff --git a/Doc/data/refcounts.dat b/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
index 64399f6ab1ff26..01b064f3e617ff 100644
--- a/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
+++ b/Doc/data/refcounts.dat
@@ -2427,6 +2427,9 @@ PyType_GetFlags:PyTypeObject*:type:0:
 PyType_GetName:PyObject*::+1:
 PyType_GetName:PyTypeObject*:type:0:
 
+PyType_GetModule:PyObject*::0:
+PyType_GetModule:PyTypeObject*:type:0:
+
 PyType_GetModuleByToken:PyObject*::+1:
 PyType_GetModuleByToken:PyTypeObject*:type:0:
 PyType_GetModuleByToken:PyModuleDef*:def::