diff --git a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
index e399474dc5..506ed92700 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
@@ -329,6 +329,23 @@ class QAPIEnum(QAPIObject):
     )
 
 
+class QAPIAlternate(QAPIObject):
+    """Description of a QAPI Alternate."""
+
+    doc_field_types = QAPIObject.doc_field_types.copy()
+    doc_field_types.extend(
+        [
+            # :alt type name: descr
+            TypedField(
+                "alternative",
+                label=_("Alternatives"),
+                names=("alt",),
+                can_collapse=False,
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
+
+
 class QAPIModule(QAPIDescription):
     """
     Directive to mark description of a new module.
@@ -456,6 +473,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
         "module": ObjType(_("module"), "mod", "any"),
         "command": ObjType(_("command"), "cmd", "any"),
         "enum": ObjType(_("enum"), "enum", "type", "any"),
+        "alternate": ObjType(_("alternate"), "alt", "type", "any"),
     }
 
     # Each of these provides a rST directive,
@@ -464,6 +482,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
         "module": QAPIModule,
         "command": QAPICommand,
         "enum": QAPIEnum,
+        "alternate": QAPIAlternate,
     }
 
     # These are all cross-reference roles; e.g.
@@ -473,6 +492,7 @@ class QAPIDomain(Domain):
         "mod": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "cmd": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "enum": QAPIXRefRole(),
+        "alt": QAPIXRefRole(),
         # reference any data type (excludes modules, commands, events)
         "type": QAPIXRefRole(),
         "any": QAPIXRefRole(),  # reference *any* type of QAPI object.