diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1a99ce022cde1e13c8939d3d6cec2f54cd718841..57340502c729b74ea75dc6caad12c6f27235c4af 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ python-defaults (2.6.5-6) unstable; urgency=low
   * debian/rules: do not ignore errors (two more `set -e`s added, closes:
     397499)
   * python-examples package no longer depends on python (closes: 585780)
+  * python-doc now suggests python-examples (closes: #585774)
 
   [ Scott Kitterman ]
   * Merge changes back from Ubuntu package:
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index df8bf0de980ec554b71302a4afd6607fe80e2538..24764bbf9b166550ace4568d83b66d08b28b7858 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python2.6-doc (>= 2.6.5+20100616-1~)
-Suggests: python (= ${binary:Version})
+Suggests: python-examples, python (= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Description: Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 36b76aa0fd7dd92754b59b21849bd41e9a6a5107..64867d8a374e71cbcedf22ddd0f27fc60c9dedb4 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Package: python-doc
 Section: doc
 Architecture: all
 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python@VER@-doc (>= @PREVVER@)
-Suggests: python (= ${binary:Version})
+Suggests: python-examples, python (= ${binary:Version})
 Conflicts: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Replaces: python-doc-info, python (<< 2.3.5)
 Description: Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python