diff --git a/bedevere/prtype.py b/bedevere/prtype.py
index 8f58a1cf..5136c74a 100644
--- a/bedevere/prtype.py
+++ b/bedevere/prtype.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def classify_by_filepaths(gh, pull_request, filenames):
         if util.is_news_dir(filename):
             news = True
         filepath = pathlib.PurePath(filename)
-        if filepath.suffix == ".rst" or filepath.name == ".nitignore":
+        if filepath.suffix in {".md", ".rst"} or filepath.name == ".nitignore":
             docs = True
         elif filepath.name.startswith(("test_", "_test")):
             tests = True
diff --git a/tests/test_prtype.py b/tests/test_prtype.py
index 8cb76da2..158b97d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_prtype.py
+++ b/tests/test_prtype.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def test_news_only():
 
 
 async def test_docs_no_news():
-    filenames = {"path/to/docs1.rst"}
+    filenames = {"path/to/docs1.rst", "other/path/to/docs2.md"}
     issue = {"labels": [], "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/some/label"}
     gh = FakeGH(getitem=issue)
     event_data = {