diff --git a/src/attr/_make.py b/src/attr/_make.py
index 32e42976e..c8e357bf6 100644
--- a/src/attr/_make.py
+++ b/src/attr/_make.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import itertools
 import linecache
 import sys
+import textwrap
 import types
 import unicodedata
 import weakref
@@ -893,14 +894,14 @@ def _create_slots_class(self):
 
         base_names = set(self._base_names)
 
-        names = self._attr_names
+        names = dict.fromkeys(self._attr_names)
         if (
             self._weakref_slot
             and "__weakref__" not in getattr(self._cls, "__slots__", ())
             and "__weakref__" not in names
             and not weakref_inherited
         ):
-            names += ("__weakref__",)
+            names["__weakref__"] = ""
 
         cached_properties = {
             name: cached_prop.func
@@ -915,13 +916,16 @@ def _create_slots_class(self):
             class_annotations = _get_annotations(self._cls)
             for name, func in cached_properties.items():
                 # Add cached properties to names for slotting.
-                names += (name,)
                 # Clear out function from class to avoid clashing.
                 del cd[name]
                 additional_closure_functions_to_update.append(func)
                 annotation = inspect.signature(func).return_annotation
                 if annotation is not inspect.Parameter.empty:
                     class_annotations[name] = annotation
+                doclines = []
+                if func.__doc__ is not None:
+                    doclines.extend(textwrap.dedent(func.__doc__).splitlines())
+                names[name] = "\n".join(doclines)
 
             original_getattr = cd.get("__getattr__")
             if original_getattr is not None:
@@ -949,7 +953,7 @@ def _create_slots_class(self):
         if self._cache_hash:
             slot_names.append(_HASH_CACHE_FIELD)
 
-        cd["__slots__"] = tuple(slot_names)
+        cd["__slots__"] = {slot: names.get(slot) for slot in slot_names}
 
         cd["__qualname__"] = self._cls.__qualname__
 
@@ -987,6 +991,10 @@ def _create_slots_class(self):
                 else:
                     if match:
                         cell.cell_contents = cls
+        # Add the cached properties back to the __dict__ again --
+        # they won't be used, not being in the *instance* __dict__, but
+        # Sphinx checks __dict__ directly, and will therefore see these.
+        cd.update(cached_properties)
         return cls
 
     def add_repr(self, ns):
diff --git a/tests/test_slots.py b/tests/test_slots.py
index a74c32b03..d9be34066 100644
--- a/tests/test_slots.py
+++ b/tests/test_slots.py
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ def f(self):
             return self.x * 2
 
     assert B(1).f == 2
-    assert B.__slots__ == ()
+    assert list(B.__slots__) == []
 
 
 def test_slots_sub_class_with_actual_slot():
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ class B(A):
         f: int = attr.ib()
 
     assert B(1, 2).f == 2
-    assert B.__slots__ == ()
+    assert list(B.__slots__) == []
 
 
 def test_slots_cached_property_is_not_called_at_construction():