diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 72d742b7b..ef6b39536 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@
 # Generate the API documentation when building
 autosummary_generate = True
 autodoc_member_order = "bysource"
+autoclass_content = "both"  # include both class and __init__ docstrings
 napoleon_google_docstring = True  # for pytorch lightning
 napoleon_numpy_docstring = True
-napoleon_include_init_with_doc = False
+napoleon_include_init_with_doc = True
 napoleon_use_rtype = True  # separate entry generally helps readability
 napoleon_use_param = True
 napoleon_custom_sections = [("Params", "Parameters")]