diff --git a/doc/api/axes_api.rst b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
index f83da33767f7..a6f9a50b70d7 100644
--- a/doc/api/axes_api.rst
+++ b/doc/api/axes_api.rst
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ Adding Artists
    :nosignatures:
 
    Axes.add_artist
+   Axes.add_child_axes
    Axes.add_collection
    Axes.add_container
    Axes.add_image