diff --git a/Lib/http/client.py b/Lib/http/client.py
index 15c5cf634cf508..bd55e7d239af0c 100644
--- a/Lib/http/client.py
+++ b/Lib/http/client.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ def isclosed(self):
         return self.fp is None
 
     def read(self, amt=None):
+        """Read and return the response body, or up to the next amt bytes."""
         if self.fp is None:
             return b""
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-03-29-14-51-39.gh-issue-103112.XgGSEO.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-03-29-14-51-39.gh-issue-103112.XgGSEO.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..babc8150966117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-03-29-14-51-39.gh-issue-103112.XgGSEO.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add docstring to :meth:`http.client.HTTPResponse.read` to fix ``pydoc`` output.