diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index af2bead3bb5004..a832ca397e3187 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -1287,6 +1287,18 @@ and :c:data:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
       :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset` field is set in a superclass.
 
 
+   .. c:macro:: Py_TPFLAGS_PREHEADER
+
+      A shorthand for checking if VM-managed fields are present.
+      Currently, this macro is equivalent to
+      :c:expr:`Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT | Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_WEAKREF`.
+
+      This macro is intended for internal usage only; prefer using individual
+      flags instead.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 3.12
+
+
    .. c:macro:: Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END
 
       Only usable with variable-size types, i.e. ones with non-zero
diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h
index c75e9db0cbd935..e2ac5300b431dc 100644
--- a/Include/object.h
+++ b/Include/object.h
@@ -534,6 +534,9 @@ given type object has a specified feature.
  */
 #define Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT (1 << 4)
 
+/* Type has dictionary or weakref pointers that are managed by VM and has
+ * to allocate space to store these.
+ */
 #define Py_TPFLAGS_PREHEADER (Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_WEAKREF | Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT)
 
 /* Set if instances of the type object are treated as sequences for pattern matching */