diff --git a/numpydoc/docscrape.py b/numpydoc/docscrape.py
index 807e9bc0..0ee979e2 100644
--- a/numpydoc/docscrape.py
+++ b/numpydoc/docscrape.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def _parse_param_list(self, content, single_element_is_type=False):
     # Examples: func_f1  :meth:`func_h1` :obj:`~baz.obj_r` :class:`class_j`
     # <DESC> is a string describing the function.
 
-    _role = r":(?P<role>\w+):"
+    _role = r":(?P<role>(py:)?\w+):"
     _funcbacktick = r"`(?P<name>(?:~\w+\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]+)`"
     _funcplain = r"(?P<name2>[a-zA-Z0-9_\.-]+)"
     _funcname = r"(" + _role + _funcbacktick + r"|" + _funcplain + r")"
diff --git a/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py b/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
index f74a2a58..ff0fe0ae 100644
--- a/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
+++ b/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
   --------
   some, other, funcs
   otherfunc : relationship
+  :py:meth:`spyder.widgets.mixins.GetHelpMixin.show_object_info`
 
   Examples
   --------
@@ -435,6 +436,8 @@ def test_str():
     ..
 `otherfunc`_
     relationship
+:py:meth:`spyder.widgets.mixins.GetHelpMixin.show_object_info`
+    ..
 
 Notes
 -----
@@ -602,6 +605,8 @@ def test_sphinx_str():
         ..
     :obj:`otherfunc`
         relationship
+    :py:meth:`spyder.widgets.mixins.GetHelpMixin.show_object_info`
+        ..
 
 .. rubric:: Notes