Index: Python/errors.c
===================================================================
--- Python/errors.c	(revision 75227)
+++ Python/errors.c	(working copy)
@@ -692,7 +692,31 @@
 	Py_XDECREF(modulename);
 	return result;
 }
+ 
+/* Create and document an exception */
+PyObject *
+PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(const char *name, const char *doc, PyObject *base)
+{
+    PyObject *dict = NULL;
+    PyObject *_doc;
 
+    if (doc != NULL) {
+        dict = PyDict_New();
+        if (dict == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        _doc = PyUnicode_FromString(doc);
+        if (_doc == NULL || PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "__doc__", _doc) != 0) {
+            Py_XDECREF(_doc);
+            Py_DECREF(dict);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        Py_DECREF(_doc);
+    }
+
+    return PyErr_NewException(name, base, dict);
+}
+
 /* Call when an exception has occurred but there is no way for Python
    to handle it.  Examples: exception in __del__ or during GC. */
 void
Index: Include/pyerrors.h
===================================================================
--- Include/pyerrors.h	(revision 75227)
+++ Include/pyerrors.h	(working copy)
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@
 /* Function to create a new exception */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_NewException(const char *name, PyObject *base,
                                          PyObject *dict);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(const char *name, const char *doc,
+                                                PyObject *base);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *);
 
 /* In sigcheck.c or signalmodule.c */
Index: Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
===================================================================
--- Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst	(revision 75227)
+++ Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst	(working copy)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
    only be called from the main thread.
 
 
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
+.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(const char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
 
    This utility function creates and returns a new exception object. The *name*
    argument must be the name of the new exception, a C string of the form
@@ -386,8 +386,20 @@
    part (after the last dot).  The *base* argument can be used to specify alternate
    base classes; it can either be only one class or a tuple of classes. The *dict*
    argument can be used to specify a dictionary of class variables and methods.
+ 
+ 
+.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(const char *name, const char *doc, PyObject *base)
 
+   Creates and returns a new exception object.  The *name* argument must be the
+   name of the new exception, a C string of the form ``module.class``.  If *doc*
+   is non-*NULL*, it will be used to define the docstring for the exception.
+   If *base* is NULL, it creates a class object derived from :exc:`Exception`
+   (accessible in C as :cdata:`PyExc_Exception`). See :cfunc:`PyErr_NewException`
+   for more information about *name* and *base*.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
 .. cfunction:: void PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *obj)
 
    This utility function prints a warning message to ``sys.stderr`` when an
Index: Doc/data/refcounts.dat
===================================================================
--- Doc/data/refcounts.dat	(revision 75227)
+++ Doc/data/refcounts.dat	(working copy)
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@
 PyErr_NewException:char*:name::
 PyErr_NewException:PyObject*:base:0:
 PyErr_NewException:PyObject*:dict:0:
+ 
+PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc:PyObject*::+1:
+PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc:char*:name::
+PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc:char*:doc::
+PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc:PyObject*:base:0:
 
 PyErr_NoMemory:PyObject*::null: