diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 237669460b2..392803cc72f 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.extlinks',
     'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
+    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'numpydoc',
     'IPython.sphinxext.ipython_directive',
     'IPython.sphinxext.ipython_console_highlighting',
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@
 
 autosummary_generate = True
 
+napoleon_use_param = True
+napoleon_use_rtype = True   
+
 numpydoc_class_members_toctree = True
 numpydoc_show_class_members = False