diff --git a/docs/html/installing.rst b/docs/html/installing.rst
index 6b50f929bc9..cfcdf7edabc 100644
--- a/docs/html/installing.rst
+++ b/docs/html/installing.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ On Windows [4]_::
 Python and OS Compatibility
 ---------------------------
 
-pip works with CPython versions 2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and also PyPy.
+pip works with CPython versions 2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and also PyPy.
 
 This means pip works on the latest patch version of each of these minor
 versions. Previous patch versions are supported on a best effort approach.
diff --git a/news/7219.feature b/news/7219.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba0e9370489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/7219.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Document Python 3.8 support.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db4c55eeb6a..31100ed5b84 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
     ],