diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/smart_list.py b/mwparserfromhell/smart_list.py
index 625307f..67d96be 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/smart_list.py
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/smart_list.py
@@ -361,3 +361,6 @@ class _ListProxy(list):
         else:
             item.sort()
         self._parent[self._start:self._stop:self._step] = item
+
+
+del inheritdoc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_smart_list.py b/tests/test_smart_list.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e22ad27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_smart_list.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@verizon.net>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import unittest
+
+from mwparserfromhell.smart_list import SmartList, _ListProxy
+
+class TestSmartList(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test cases for the SmartList class and its child, _ListProxy."""
+    def test_docs(self):
+        """make sure the methods of SmartList/_ListProxy have docstrings"""
+        methods = ["append", "count", "extend", "index", "insert", "pop",
+                   "remove", "reverse", "sort"]
+        for meth in methods:
+            expected = getattr(list, meth).__doc__
+            smartlist_doc = getattr(SmartList, meth).__doc__
+            listproxy_doc = getattr(_ListProxy, meth).__doc__
+            self.assertEquals(expected, smartlist_doc)
+            self.assertEquals(expected, listproxy_doc)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main(verbosity=2)
diff --git a/tests/test_string_mixin.py b/tests/test_string_mixin.py
index bf49629..28b30dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_string_mixin.py
+++ b/tests/test_string_mixin.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class _FakeString(StringMixIn):
 class TestStringMixIn(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test cases for the StringMixIn class."""
     def test_docs(self):
-        """make sure the various functions of StringMixIn have docstrings"""
+        """make sure the various methods of StringMixIn have docstrings"""
         methods = [
             "capitalize", "center", "count", "encode", "endswith",
             "expandtabs", "find", "format", "index", "isalnum", "isalpha",