diff --git a/changelog/3746.doc.rst b/changelog/3746.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4adecbec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3746.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add documentation for ``metafunc.config`` that had been mistakenly hidden.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index 2657bff63..1561bddde 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -883,12 +883,13 @@ class Metafunc(fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, definition, fixtureinfo, config, cls=None, module=None):
-        #: access to the :class:`_pytest.config.Config` object for the test session
         assert (
             isinstance(definition, FunctionDefinition)
             or type(definition).__name__ == "DefinitionMock"
         )
         self.definition = definition
+
+        #: access to the :class:`_pytest.config.Config` object for the test session
         self.config = config
 
         #: the module object where the test function is defined in.