diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index 9708688..24a2618 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@
       | :attr:`__closure__`     | ``None`` or a tuple of cells  | Read-only |
       |                         | that contain bindings for the |           |
       |                         | function's free variables.    |           |
+      |                         | See below for information on  |           |
+      |                         | the ``cell_contents``         |           |
+      |                         | attribute.                    |           |
       +-------------------------+-------------------------------+-----------+
       | :attr:`__annotations__` | A dict containing annotations | Writable  |
       |                         | of parameters.  The keys of   |           |
@@ -530,6 +533,9 @@
       implementation only supports function attributes on user-defined functions.
       Function attributes on built-in functions may be supported in the future.*
 
+      A cell object has the attribute ``cell_contents``. This can be used to get
+      the value of the cell, as well as set the value.
+
       Additional information about a function's definition can be retrieved from its
       code object; see the description of internal types below.