diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 73b389e427648..a30db7ab62047 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.Timestamp.tzinfo GL08" \
         -i "pandas.Timestamp.year GL08" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_dict_like PR07,SA01" \
-        -i "pandas.api.types.is_extension_array_dtype SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_file_like PR07,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_float PR01,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_float_dtype SA01" \
diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py
index 16f6bd396fe93..de38395cecad3 100644
--- a/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py
+++ b/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py
@@ -1401,6 +1401,10 @@ def is_extension_array_dtype(arr_or_dtype) -> bool:
     bool
         Whether the `arr_or_dtype` is an extension array type.
 
+    See Also
+    --------
+    api.extensions.ExtensionArray : Abstract base class for pandas extension arrays.
+
     Notes
     -----
     This checks whether an object implements the pandas extension