diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
index a953167d8..d91f59815 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
@@ -3657,6 +3657,7 @@ g_tls_client_connection_get_type
 <FILE>gtlsdatabase</FILE>
 <TITLE>GTlsDatabase</TITLE>
 GTlsDatabase
+GTlsDatabaseClass
 GTlsDatabaseVerifyFlags
 G_TLS_DATABASE_PURPOSE_AUTHENTICATE_SERVER
 G_TLS_DATABASE_PURPOSE_AUTHENTICATE_CLIENT
diff --git a/gio/gtlsdatabase.c b/gio/gtlsdatabase.c
index 20dc86230..8441e24a2 100644
--- a/gio/gtlsdatabase.c
+++ b/gio/gtlsdatabase.c
@@ -53,6 +53,42 @@
  * Since: 2.30
  */
 
+/**
+ * GTlsDatabaseClass:
+ * @verify_chain: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_verify_chain().
+ * @verify_chain_async: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_verify_chain_async().
+ * @verify_chain_finish: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_verify_chain_finish().
+ * @create_certificate_handle: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_create_certificate_handle().
+ * @lookup_certificate_for_handle: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_for_handle().
+ * @lookup_certificate_for_handle_async: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_for_handle_async().
+ * @lookup_certificate_for_handle_finish: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_for_handle_finish().
+ * @lookup_certificate_issuer: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_issuer().
+ * @lookup_certificate_issuer_async: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_issuer_async().
+ * @lookup_certificate_issuer_finish: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificate_issuer_finish().
+ * @lookup_certificates_issued_by: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificates_issued_by().
+ * @lookup_certificates_issued_by_async: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificates_issued_by_async().
+ * @lookup_certificates_issued_by_finish: Virtual method implementing
+ *  g_tls_database_lookup_certificates_issued_by_finish().
+ *
+ * The class for #GTlsDatabase. Derived classes should implement the various
+ * virtual methods. _async and _finish methods have a default
+ * implementation that runs the corresponding sync method in a thread.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.30
+ */
+
 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (GTlsDatabase, g_tls_database, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 enum {