diff --git a/base/docs/basedocs.jl b/base/docs/basedocs.jl
index d3ab36cf898da..74221e07daa51 100644
--- a/base/docs/basedocs.jl
+++ b/base/docs/basedocs.jl
@@ -1640,6 +1640,34 @@ julia> ex.msg
 """
 ErrorException
 
+"""
+    FieldError(type::DataType, field::Symbol)
+
+An operation tried to access invalid `field` of `type`.
+
+!!! compat "Julia 1.12"
+    Prior to Julia 1.12, invalid field access threw an [`ErrorException`](@ref)
+
+See [`getfield`](@ref)
+
+# Examples
+```jldoctest
+julia> struct AB
+          a::Float32
+          b::Float64
+       end
+
+julia> ab = AB(1, 3)
+AB(1.0f0, 3.0)
+
+julia> ab.c # field `c` doesn't exist
+ERROR: FieldError: type AB has no field c
+Stacktrace:
+[...]
+```
+"""
+FieldError
+
 """
     WrappedException(msg)
 
diff --git a/doc/src/base/base.md b/doc/src/base/base.md
index 03a12e81fe673..d7e7fff7cbda7 100644
--- a/doc/src/base/base.md
+++ b/doc/src/base/base.md
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ Core.DivideError
 Core.DomainError
 Base.EOFError
 Core.ErrorException
+Core.FieldError
 Core.InexactError
 Core.InterruptException
 Base.KeyError
diff --git a/doc/src/manual/control-flow.md b/doc/src/manual/control-flow.md
index 4096f334f9370..ed6f26725f87c 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/control-flow.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/control-flow.md
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ below all interrupt the normal flow of control.
 | [`DomainError`](@ref)         |
 | [`EOFError`](@ref)            |
 | [`ErrorException`](@ref)      |
+| [`FieldError`](@ref)          |
 | [`InexactError`](@ref)        |
 | [`InitError`](@ref)           |
 | [`InterruptException`](@ref)  |