diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ec080b627a..fe182a0f027 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added `PyCode` and `PyFrame` high level objects. [#2408](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2408)
 - Add FFI definitions `Py_fstring_input`, `sendfunc`, and `_PyErr_StackItem`. [#2423](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2423)
 - Add `PyDateTime::new_with_fold`, `PyTime::new_with_fold`, `PyTime::get_fold`, `PyDateTime::get_fold` for PyPy. [#2428](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/pull/2428)
+- Allow `#[classattr]` take `Python` argument. [#2383](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3/issues/2383)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/method.rs b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/method.rs
index c095c23cc24..877a00f0c54 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/method.rs
+++ b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/method.rs
@@ -374,13 +374,7 @@ impl<'a> FnSpec<'a> {
 
         let (fn_type, skip_first_arg, fixed_convention) = match fn_type_attr {
             Some(MethodTypeAttribute::StaticMethod) => (FnType::FnStatic, false, None),
-            Some(MethodTypeAttribute::ClassAttribute) => {
-                ensure_spanned!(
-                    sig.inputs.is_empty(),
-                    sig.inputs.span() => "class attribute methods cannot take arguments"
-                );
-                (FnType::ClassAttribute, false, None)
-            }
+            Some(MethodTypeAttribute::ClassAttribute) => (FnType::ClassAttribute, false, None),
             Some(MethodTypeAttribute::New) => {
                 if let Some(name) = &python_name {
                     bail_spanned!(name.span() => "`name` not allowed with `#[new]`");
diff --git a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pymethod.rs b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pymethod.rs
index 768c91639db..1a31c95ae59 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pymethod.rs
+++ b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pymethod.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn gen_py_method(
         // Class attributes go before protos so that class attributes can be used to set proto
         // method to None.
         (_, FnType::ClassAttribute) => {
-            GeneratedPyMethod::Method(impl_py_class_attribute(cls, spec))
+            GeneratedPyMethod::Method(impl_py_class_attribute(cls, spec)?)
         }
         (PyMethodKind::Proto(proto_kind), _) => {
             ensure_no_forbidden_protocol_attributes(spec, &method.method_name)?;
@@ -348,12 +348,25 @@ fn impl_traverse_slot(cls: &syn::Type, spec: FnSpec<'_>) -> TokenStream {
     }}
 }
 
-fn impl_py_class_attribute(cls: &syn::Type, spec: &FnSpec<'_>) -> TokenStream {
+fn impl_py_class_attribute(cls: &syn::Type, spec: &FnSpec<'_>) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
+    let (py_arg, args) = split_off_python_arg(&spec.args);
+    ensure_spanned!(
+        args.is_empty(),
+        args[0].ty.span() => "#[classattr] can only have one argument (of type pyo3::Python)"
+    );
+
     let name = &spec.name;
+    let fncall = if py_arg.is_some() {
+        quote!(#cls::#name(py))
+    } else {
+        quote!(#cls::#name())
+    };
+
     let wrapper_ident = format_ident!("__pymethod_{}__", name);
     let deprecations = &spec.deprecations;
     let python_name = spec.null_terminated_python_name();
-    quote! {
+
+    let classattr = quote! {
         _pyo3::class::PyMethodDefType::ClassAttribute({
             _pyo3::class::PyClassAttributeDef::new(
                 #python_name,
@@ -363,7 +376,7 @@ fn impl_py_class_attribute(cls: &syn::Type, spec: &FnSpec<'_>) -> TokenStream {
                         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
                         fn #wrapper_ident(py: _pyo3::Python<'_>) -> _pyo3::PyResult<_pyo3::PyObject> {
                             #deprecations
-                            let mut ret = #cls::#name();
+                            let mut ret = #fncall;
                             if false {
                                 use _pyo3::impl_::ghost::IntoPyResult;
                                 ret.assert_into_py_result();
@@ -375,7 +388,8 @@ fn impl_py_class_attribute(cls: &syn::Type, spec: &FnSpec<'_>) -> TokenStream {
                 })
             )
         })
-    }
+    };
+    Ok(classattr)
 }
 
 fn impl_call_setter(cls: &syn::Type, spec: &FnSpec<'_>) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
diff --git a/tests/test_class_attributes.rs b/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
index 55353d405a1..fa6e38af92e 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
+++ b/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ impl Foo {
     fn a_foo() -> Foo {
         Foo { x: 1 }
     }
+
+    #[classattr]
+    fn a_foo_with_py(py: Python<'_>) -> Py<Foo> {
+        Py::new(py, Foo { x: 1 }).unwrap()
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ fn class_attributes() {
     py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a == 5");
     py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.B == 'bar'");
     py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a_foo.x == 1");
+    py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a_foo_with_py.x == 1");
 }
 
 // Ignored because heap types are not immutable:
diff --git a/tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.stderr b/tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.stderr
index 57c98123099..590d0295e64 100644
--- a/tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: class attribute methods cannot take arguments
- --> tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.rs:9:29
+error: #[classattr] can only have one argument (of type pyo3::Python)
+ --> tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.rs:9:34
   |
 9 |     fn class_attr_with_args(foo: i32) {}
-  |                             ^^^
+  |                                  ^^^
 
 error: `#[classattr]` does not take any arguments
   --> tests/ui/invalid_pymethods.rs:14:5