diff --git a/doc/missing-references.json b/doc/missing-references.json
index 5cc11217caad..a4bcf34b016a 100644
--- a/doc/missing-references.json
+++ b/doc/missing-references.json
@@ -143,38 +143,6 @@
     ]
   },
   "py:meth": {
-    "matplotlib.collections._CollectionWithSizes.set_sizes": [
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.barbs:180",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.broken_barh:85",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.fill_between:122",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.fill_betweenx:122",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.hexbin:218",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.pcolor:187",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.quiver:256",
-      "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.scatter:174",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.AsteriskPolygonCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.CircleCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.FillBetweenPolyCollection.set:46",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.PathCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.PolyCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.PolyQuadMesh.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.RegularPolyCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.StarPolygonCollection.set:45",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.barbs:180",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.broken_barh:85",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.fill_between:122",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.fill_betweenx:122",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.hexbin:218",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.pcolor:187",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.quiver:256",
-      "lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py:docstring of matplotlib.pyplot.scatter:174",
-      "lib/matplotlib/quiver.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.Barbs.set:46",
-      "lib/matplotlib/quiver.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.Quiver.set:46",
-      "lib/matplotlib/quiver.py:docstring of matplotlib.quiver.Barbs:213",
-      "lib/matplotlib/quiver.py:docstring of matplotlib.quiver.Quiver:292",
-      "lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/art3d.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.Path3DCollection.set:47",
-      "lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/art3d.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.Poly3DCollection.set:46"
-    ],
     "matplotlib.collections._MeshData.set_array": [
       "lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py:docstring of matplotlib.axes._axes.Axes.pcolormesh:168",
       "lib/matplotlib/collections.py:docstring of matplotlib.artist.PolyQuadMesh.set:17",
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
index c87c789048c4..3bab582ad001 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -1572,6 +1572,13 @@ def aliased_name(self, s):
         'matplotlib.image._ImageBase.set_resample',
         'matplotlib.text._AnnotationBase.set_annotation_clip',
     }
+    _LINK_IN_CHILD_CLASS = {
+        # A set of property setter methods that are inherited, and where the
+        # original method is not part of the docs (e.g. because it's in a private
+        # base class which is not documented), but the method is documented in
+        # the class itself because of :inherited-members:.
+        '_CollectionWithSizes.set_sizes',
+    }
 
     def aliased_name_rest(self, s, target):
         """
@@ -1640,8 +1647,12 @@ def pprint_setters_rest(self, prop=None, leadingspace=4):
                     break
             else:  # No docstring available.
                 method = getattr(self.o, f"set_{prop}")
-            prop_and_qualnames.append(
-                (prop, f"{method.__module__}.{method.__qualname__}"))
+
+            if method.__qualname__ in self._LINK_IN_CHILD_CLASS:
+                qualname = f"{method.__module__}.{self.o.__name__}.{method.__name__}"
+            else:
+                qualname = f"{method.__module__}.{method.__qualname__}"
+            prop_and_qualnames.append((prop, qualname))
 
         names = [self.aliased_name_rest(prop, target)
                  .replace('_base._AxesBase', 'Axes')