diff --git a/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/__init__.py b/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2da948e26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Licensed to Modin Development Team under one or more contributor license agreements.
+# See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding
+# copyright ownership.  The Modin Development Team licenses this file to you under the
+# Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+# the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+# governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+from .classes import BasePandasDataset
+
+__all__ = ["BasePandasDataset"]
diff --git a/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/classes.py b/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/classes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..645c7c63df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modin/tests/config/docs_module_with_just_base/classes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Licensed to Modin Development Team under one or more contributor license agreements.
+# See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding
+# copyright ownership.  The Modin Development Team licenses this file to you under the
+# Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under
+# the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
+# governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+
+class BasePandasDataset:
+    def astype():
+        """This is a test of the documentation module for BasePandasDataSet.astype."""
diff --git a/modin/utils.py b/modin/utils.py
index 237fffa96b6..6c17b1b12d3 100644
--- a/modin/utils.py
+++ b/modin/utils.py
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def _inherit_docstrings_in_place(
                     obj,
                     overwrite_existing,
                     apilink,
-                    parent_cls=cls_or_func,
+                    parent_cls=base,
                     attr_name=attr,
                 )