diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index e0890e8..b35cc47 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@
 Craig McPheeters
 Lambert Meertens
 Bill van Melle
+Lucas Prado Melo
 Luke Mewburn
 Mike Meyer
 Steven Miale
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 378435b..06cd333 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #5230: pydoc would report no documentation found if a module generated
+  a 'not found' import error when loaded; it now reports the import errors.
+  Thanks to Lucas Prado Melo for initial fix and collaboration on the tests.
+
 - Issue #6274: Fixed possible file descriptors leak in subprocess.py
 
 - Issue #6271: mmap tried to close invalid file handle (-1) when annonymous.