diff --git a/texinfo.tex b/texinfo.tex
index a1d564bf..a5ad72e3 100644
--- a/texinfo.tex
+++ b/texinfo.tex
@@ -3985,6 +3985,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 \def\defmacx #1 {\errmessage{@defmacx in invalid context}}
 \def\defspecx #1 {\errmessage{@defspecx in invalid context}}
 \def\deftypefnx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypefnx in invalid context}}
+\def\deftypemethodx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypemethodx in invalid context}}
 \def\deftypeunx #1 {\errmessage{@deftypeunx in invalid context}}
 
 % @defmethod, and so on
@@ -4000,6 +4001,16 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
 \defunargs {#3}\endgroup %
 }
 
+% @deftypemethod foo-class return-type foo-method args
+%
+\def\deftypemethod{%
+  \defmethparsebody\Edeftypemethod\deftypemethodx\deftypemethodheader}
+%
+% #1 is the class name, #2 the data type, #3 the method name, #4 the args.
+\def\deftypemethodheader#1#2#3#4{%
+  \deftypefnheaderx{Method on #1}{#2}#3 #4\relax
+}
+
 % @defmethod == @defop Method
 
 \def\defmethod{\defmethparsebody\Edefmethod\defmethodx\defmethodheader}