diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4ced21baaaa..52cf7357394 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The valid options are:
 * `-DPYBIND11_NOPYTHON=ON`: Disable all Python searching (disables tests)
 * `-DBUILD_TESTING=ON`: Enable the tests
 * `-DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON`: Download catch to build the C++ tests
-* `-DOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON`: Download Eigen for the NumPy tests
+* `-DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON`: Download Eigen for the NumPy tests
 * `-DPYBIND11_INSTALL=ON/OFF`: Enable the install target (on by default for the
   master project)
 * `-DUSE_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=ON`: Try to install into the python dir
diff --git a/docs/advanced/misc.rst b/docs/advanced/misc.rst
index ab692bc7c12..47df9ddc53b 100644
--- a/docs/advanced/misc.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced/misc.rst
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ For example:
     >>> help(example.add)
 
     add(...)
-     |      add(arg0: int, arg1: int) -> int
+     |      add(arg0: int, arg1: int) -> int\
      |      add(arg0: float, arg1: float) -> float
      |      Overloaded function.
      |
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ The above example would produce the following docstring:
     >>> help(example.add)
 
     add(...)
-     |      add(arg0: int, arg1: int) -> int
-     |      add(arg0: float, arg1: float) -> float
+     |      add(arg0: int, arg1: int) -> int\
+     |      add(arg0: float, arg1: float) -> float\
      |      add(arg0: None, arg1: None) -> None
      |      A function which adds two numbers.
      |
diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index f394c10bd4b..747c99c8e76 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ class cpp_function : public function {
             for (auto it = chain_start; it != nullptr; it = it->next) {
                 signatures += rec->name;
                 signatures += it->signature;
+                if (it->next != nullptr) signatures += "\\";
                 signatures += "\n";
             }
             if (options::show_section_headings()) {
diff --git a/tests/test_factory_constructors.py b/tests/test_factory_constructors.py
index aee47c1fb49..2faa7edb757 100644
--- a/tests/test_factory_constructors.py
+++ b/tests/test_factory_constructors.py
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ def test_init_factory_signature(msg):
     assert (
         msg(m.TestFactory1.__init__.__doc__)
         == """
-        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.unique_ptr_tag, arg1: int) -> None
-        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: str) -> None
-        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.pointer_tag) -> None
+        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.unique_ptr_tag, arg1: int) -> None\\
+        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: str) -> None\\
+        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.pointer_tag) -> None\\
         __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory1, arg0: handle, arg1: int, arg2: handle) -> None
         Overloaded function.
 
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ def test_init_factory_signature(msg):
     assert (
         msg(m.TestFactory2.__init__.__doc__)
         == """
-        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory2, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.pointer_tag, arg1: int) -> None
-        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory2, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.unique_ptr_tag, arg1: str) -> None
+        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory2, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.pointer_tag, arg1: int) -> None\\
+        __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory2, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.unique_ptr_tag, arg1: str) -> None\\
         __init__(self: m.factory_constructors.TestFactory2, arg0: m.factory_constructors.tag.move_tag) -> None
         This is one part of the docstring.
         This is the other part of the docstring.