diff --git a/lib/puppet/metatype/manager.rb b/lib/puppet/metatype/manager.rb
index 6555a07398b..23da210c61d 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/metatype/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/metatype/manager.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def loadall
   end
 
   # Define a new type.
+  # @api public
   def newtype(name, options = {}, &block)
     # Handle backward compatibility
     unless options.is_a?(Hash)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type.rb b/lib/puppet/type.rb
index 158dc43cf1d..e537ddbb588 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 
 module Puppet
+# The base class for all Puppet types
+# @api public
 class Type
   include Puppet::Util
   include Puppet::Util::Errors