diff --git a/docs/source/reference/text.rst b/docs/source/reference/text.rst
index 76b41f4bb..0b929e44b 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/text.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/text.rst
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ rich.text
 =========
 
 .. automodule:: rich.text
-    :members: Text
+    :members: Text, TextType
 
diff --git a/rich/text.py b/rich/text.py
index 7091e4291..7b32967f7 100644
--- a/rich/text.py
+++ b/rich/text.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 _re_whitespace = re.compile(r"\s+$")
 
 TextType = Union[str, "Text"]
-"""A plain string or a [Text][rich.text.Text] instance."""
+"""A plain string or a :class:`Text` instance."""
 
 GetStyleCallable = Callable[[str], Optional[StyleType]]