diff --git a/Lib/configparser.py b/Lib/configparser.py
index 3c452afe8ade48..089680bff521f8 100644
--- a/Lib/configparser.py
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py
@@ -885,13 +885,17 @@ def getboolean(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None,
                               raw=raw, vars=vars, fallback=fallback, **kwargs)
 
     def items(self, section=_UNSET, raw=False, vars=None):
-        """Return a list of (name, value) tuples for each option in a section.
+        """Return the items of the parser or of a section.
 
-        All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, based on the
-        defaults passed into the constructor, unless the optional argument
-        `raw` is true.  Additional substitutions may be provided using the
-        `vars` argument, which must be a dictionary whose contents overrides
-        any pre-existing defaults.
+        When `section` is not given, return an ItemsView of
+        (section_name, section_proxy) pairs, including DEFAULTSECT.
+
+        Otherwise, return a list of (name, value) tuples for each option in
+        the given section.  All % interpolations are expanded in the return
+        values, based on the defaults passed into the constructor, unless the
+        optional argument `raw` is true.  Additional substitutions may be
+        provided using the `vars` argument, which must be a dictionary whose
+        contents overrides any pre-existing defaults.
 
         The section DEFAULT is special.
         """
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-06-28-02-25-40.gh-issue-150132.GzQh4n.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-06-28-02-25-40.gh-issue-150132.GzQh4n.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ebd18d81783181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-06-28-02-25-40.gh-issue-150132.GzQh4n.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Document the no-argument form of :meth:`configparser.ConfigParser.items` in
+its docstring; called without a section it returns a view of
+``(section_name, section_proxy)`` pairs.