diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py
index 74a1c7edba96..20cc748abbb2 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/cbook/__init__.py
@@ -1915,6 +1915,7 @@ class so far, an alias named ``get_alias`` will be defined; the same will
         return functools.partial(_define_aliases, alias_d)
 
     def make_alias(name):  # Enforce a closure over *name*.
+        @functools.wraps(getattr(cls, name))
         def method(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return getattr(self, name)(*args, **kwargs)
         return method