diff --git a/docs/dev/api.rst b/docs/dev/api.rst
index 0adefdf68..a9187acbf 100644
--- a/docs/dev/api.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/api.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ to interact directly with the underlying SQLite database, you must use a
         items = lib.items(query)
         lib.add_album(list(items))
 
+.. currentmodule:: beets.dbcore
+
 .. autoclass:: Transaction
     :members:
 
@@ -62,12 +64,16 @@ objects.
 Model base
 ''''''''''
 
+.. currentmodule:: beets.dbcore
+
 .. autoclass:: Model
     :members:
 
 Item
 ''''
 
+.. currentmodule:: beets.library
+
 .. autoclass:: Item
     :members: