diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/tools/doc/generator.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/tools/doc/generator.cr
index e956ac8c3012..d146101b069e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/tools/doc/generator.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/tools/doc/generator.cr
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ class Crystal::Doc::Generator
     false
   end
 
+  def showdoc?(obj)
+    return false if !@program.wants_doc?
+
+    if showdoc?(obj.doc.try &.strip)
+      return true
+    end
+
+    false
+  end
+
   def crystal_builtin?(type)
     return false unless project_info.crystal_stdlib?
     # TODO: Enabling this allows links to `NoReturn` to work, but has two `NoReturn`s show up in the sidebar