diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/docstring-checker-multiline-attributes.md b/CHANGELOG.d/docstring-checker-multiline-attributes.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d9be9b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/docstring-checker-multiline-attributes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- `scripts/check_docstrings.py` no longer reports a documented public item as
+  undocumented when a multi-line attribute (for example `#[expect(...)]`)
+  sits between its `///` block and the item; attribute continuation lines
+  are now transparent up to the closing bracket.
diff --git a/scripts/check_docstrings.py b/scripts/check_docstrings.py
index ea11417cf..5390f8906 100644
--- a/scripts/check_docstrings.py
+++ b/scripts/check_docstrings.py
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ def validate_source(path: Path) -> list[str]:
         errors.append(f"{path}: missing crate/module-level //! rustdoc")
 
     documented = False
+    open_attribute_brackets = 0
     for line_number, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
         stripped = line.strip()
+        if open_attribute_brackets:
+            open_attribute_brackets += stripped.count("[") - stripped.count("]")
+            continue
         if stripped.startswith("///") or stripped.startswith("#[doc"):
             documented = True
             continue
-        if stripped.startswith("#[") or not stripped:
+        if stripped.startswith("#["):
+            open_attribute_brackets = stripped.count("[") - stripped.count("]")
+            continue
+        if not stripped:
             continue
         if PUBLIC_ITEM_PATTERN.match(line):
             if not documented:
diff --git a/tests/quality/test_check_docstrings.py b/tests/quality/test_check_docstrings.py
index 750f0e350..fd7406915 100644
--- a/tests/quality/test_check_docstrings.py
+++ b/tests/quality/test_check_docstrings.py
@@ -78,6 +78,32 @@ def test_documented_and_undocumented_items(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(len(errors), 1)
         self.assertIn("public item lacks", errors[0])
 
+    def test_multi_line_attributes_do_not_detach_rustdoc(self) -> None:
+        """Continuation lines of a multi-line attribute stay transparent."""
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            source = Path(temporary) / "lib.rs"
+            source.write_text(
+                "//! Module docs.\n"
+                "\n"
+                "/// Documented behind a multi-line attribute.\n"
+                "#[expect(\n"
+                "    clippy::missing_panics_doc,\n"
+                "    reason = \"bounded constants cannot fail\"\n"
+                ")]\n"
+                "pub fn documented() {}\n"
+                "\n"
+                "#[cfg_attr(\n"
+                "    feature = \"serde\",\n"
+                "    derive(serde::Serialize)\n"
+                ")]\n"
+                "pub struct Undocumented;\n",
+                encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+            errors = docstrings.validate_source(source)
+        self.assertEqual(len(errors), 1)
+        self.assertIn(":14: public item lacks", errors[0])
+
     def test_missing_module_docs_are_reported(self) -> None:
         """Crate or module documentation is mandatory."""