diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index 39517e14d0e3..08bb483d606b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ def get_constrained_layout_pads(self, relative=False):
         """
         if not isinstance(self.get_layout_engine(), ConstrainedLayoutEngine):
             return None, None, None, None
-        info = self.get_layout_engine().get_info()
+        info = self.get_layout_engine().get()
         w_pad = info['w_pad']
         h_pad = info['h_pad']
         wspace = info['wspace']
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/layout_engine.py b/lib/matplotlib/layout_engine.py
index 1989f89684f1..d751059f4e09 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/layout_engine.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/layout_engine.py
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self._params = {}
 
     def set(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Set the parameters for the layout engine.
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @property
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ def __init__(self, adjust_compatible, colorbar_gridspec, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def execute(self, fig):
+        """
+        Do nothing.
+        """
         return
 
 
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, pad=1.08, h_pad=None, w_pad=None,
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        pad : float, 1.08
+        pad : float, default: 1.08
             Padding between the figure edge and the edges of subplots, as a
             fraction of the font size.
         h_pad, w_pad : float
@@ -182,6 +188,21 @@ def execute(self, fig):
             fig.subplots_adjust(**kwargs)
 
     def set(self, *, pad=None, w_pad=None, h_pad=None, rect=None):
+        """
+        Set the pads for tight_layout.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        pad : float
+            Padding between the figure edge and the edges of subplots, as a
+            fraction of the font size.
+        w_pad, h_pad : float
+            Padding (width/height) between edges of adjacent subplots.
+            Defaults to *pad*.
+        rect : tuple (left, bottom, right, top)
+            rectangle in normalized figure coordinates that the subplots
+            (including labels) will fit into.
+        """
         for td in self.set.__kwdefaults__:
             if locals()[td] is not None:
                 self._params[td] = locals()[td]
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
index a795a3fbe3f5..474331bf9149 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
@@ -1603,3 +1603,11 @@ def test_savefig_metadata(fmt):
 def test_savefig_metadata_error(fmt):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="metadata not supported"):
         Figure().savefig(io.BytesIO(), format=fmt, metadata={})
+
+
+def test_get_constrained_layout_pads():
+    params = {'w_pad': 0.01, 'h_pad': 0.02, 'wspace': 0.03, 'hspace': 0.04}
+    expected = tuple([*params.values()])
+    fig = plt.figure(layout=mpl.layout_engine.ConstrainedLayoutEngine(**params))
+    with pytest.warns(PendingDeprecationWarning, match="will be deprecated"):
+        assert fig.get_constrained_layout_pads() == expected