diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
index 7bd66c10cbdb64..66bef291ab0932 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -795,7 +795,11 @@ def name(self):
 
     @property
     def suffix(self):
-        """The final component's last suffix, if any."""
+        """
+        The final component's last suffix, if any.
+
+        This includes the leading period. For example: '.txt'
+        """
         name = self.name
         i = name.rfind('.')
         if 0 < i < len(name) - 1:
@@ -805,7 +809,11 @@ def suffix(self):
 
     @property
     def suffixes(self):
-        """A list of the final component's suffixes, if any."""
+        """
+        A list of the final component's suffixes, if any.
+
+        These include the leading periods. For example: ['.tar', '.gz']
+        """
         name = self.name
         if name.endswith('.'):
             return []
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-09-18-16-51.bpo-38422.aiM5bq.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-09-18-16-51.bpo-38422.aiM5bq.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0958fe265db560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-10-09-18-16-51.bpo-38422.aiM5bq.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify docstrings of pathlib suffix(es)