diff --git a/R/inherits.R b/R/inherits.R
index c215fc6e..e7a18b92 100644
--- a/R/inherits.R
+++ b/R/inherits.R
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #' @returns
 #' * `S7_inherits()` returns a single `TRUE` or `FALSE`.
 #' * `check_is_S7()` returns nothing; it's called for its side-effects.
+#'
+#' @note Starting with \R 4.3.0, `base::inherits()` can accept an S7 class as
+#' the second argument, supporting usage like `inherits(x, Foo)`.
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #' Foo1 <- new_class("Foo1")
@@ -21,6 +24,9 @@
 #'
 #' S7_inherits(Foo1(), Foo2)
 #' try(check_is_S7(Foo1(), Foo2))
+#'
+#' if (getRversion() >= "4.3.0")
+#'   inherits(Foo1(), Foo1)
 S7_inherits <- function(x, class = NULL) {
   if (!(is.null(class) || inherits(class, "S7_class"))) {
     stop("`class` must be an <S7_class> or NULL")
diff --git a/man/S7_inherits.Rd b/man/S7_inherits.Rd
index ba9bb602..e9206f27 100644
--- a/man/S7_inherits.Rd
+++ b/man/S7_inherits.Rd
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ S7 object without testing for a specific class.}
 \item \code{check_is_S7()} throws an error if \code{x} isn't the specified \code{class}.
 }
 }
+\note{
+Starting with \R 4.3.0, \code{base::inherits()} can accept an S7 class as
+the second argument, supporting usage like \code{inherits(x, Foo)}.
+}
 \examples{
 Foo1 <- new_class("Foo1")
 Foo2 <- new_class("Foo2")
@@ -39,4 +43,7 @@ check_is_S7(Foo1(), Foo1)
 
 S7_inherits(Foo1(), Foo2)
 try(check_is_S7(Foo1(), Foo2))
+
+if (getRversion() >= "4.3.0")
+  inherits(Foo1(), Foo1)
 }