diff --git a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
index 506ed92700..3ffb3eb72d 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
@@ -346,6 +346,27 @@ class QAPIAlternate(QAPIObject):
     )
 
 
+class QAPIObjectWithMembers(QAPIObject):
+    """Base class for Events/Structs/Unions"""
+
+    doc_field_types = QAPIObject.doc_field_types.copy()
+    doc_field_types.extend(
+        [
+            # :member type name: descr
+            TypedField(
+                "member",
+                label=_("Members"),
+                names=("memb",),
+                can_collapse=False,
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+class QAPIEvent(QAPIObjectWithMembers):
+    """Description of a QAPI Event."""
+
+
 class QAPIModule(QAPIDescription):
     """
     Directive to mark description of a new module.
@@ -472,6 +493,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
     object_types: Dict[str, ObjType] = {
         "module": ObjType(_("module"), "mod", "any"),
         "command": ObjType(_("command"), "cmd", "any"),
+        "event": ObjType(_("event"), "event", "any"),
         "enum": ObjType(_("enum"), "enum", "type", "any"),
         "alternate": ObjType(_("alternate"), "alt", "type", "any"),
     }
@@ -481,6 +503,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
     directives = {
         "module": QAPIModule,
         "command": QAPICommand,
+        "event": QAPIEvent,
         "enum": QAPIEnum,
         "alternate": QAPIAlternate,
     }
@@ -491,6 +514,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
     roles = {
         "mod": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "cmd": QAPIXRefRole(),
+        "event": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "enum": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "alt": QAPIXRefRole(),
         # reference any data type (excludes modules, commands, events)