diff --git a/docs/demo/api.rst b/docs/demo/api.rst
index 10e84fa94..dfd75fb05 100644
--- a/docs/demo/api.rst
+++ b/docs/demo/api.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ API documentation and generated content
     :special-members:
 
 
+.. regression test for https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/issues/1052
+
+Render API documentation that isn't automatically generated
+
+.. py:class:: pub
+
+   Foo
+      foo
+   *Bar*
+      bar
+   ``Baz``
+      baz
+
+   .. py:method:: qux
+
+      qux
+
 C++ API
 =======