diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 641a58447d..4a4fc478c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ruff also implements some of the most popular Flake8 plugins natively, including
 - [`flake8-print`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-print/)
 - [`flake8-comprehensions`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-comprehensions/) (11/16)
 - [`flake8-bugbear`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-bugbear/) (3/32)
-- [`flake8-docstrings`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-docstrings/) (11/47)
+- [`flake8-docstrings`](https://pypi.org/project/flake8-docstrings/) (12/47)
 - [`pyupgrade`](https://pypi.org/project/pyupgrade/) (8/34)
 
 Beyond rule-set parity, ruff suffers from the following limitations vis-à-vis Flake8:
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ The 🛠 emoji indicates that a rule is automatically fixable by the `--fix` com
 | D213 | MultiLineSummarySecondLine | Multi-line docstring summary should start at the second line |  |  |
 | D300 | UsesTripleQuotes | Use """triple double quotes""" |  |  |
 | D400 | EndsInPeriod | First line should end with a period |  |  |
+| D402 | NoSignature | First line should not be the function's 'signature' |  |  |
 | D403 | FirstLineCapitalized | First word of the first line should be properly capitalized |  |  |
 | D415 | EndsInPunctuation | First line should end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point |  |  |
 | D419 | NonEmpty | Docstring is empty |  |  |
diff --git a/src/check_ast.rs b/src/check_ast.rs
index 95564cf3df..ebc60af751 100644
--- a/src/check_ast.rs
+++ b/src/check_ast.rs
@@ -1916,6 +1916,9 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
             if self.settings.enabled.contains(&CheckCode::D400) {
                 docstrings::ends_with_period(self, &docstring);
             }
+            if self.settings.enabled.contains(&CheckCode::D402) {
+                docstrings::no_signature(self, &docstring);
+            }
             if self.settings.enabled.contains(&CheckCode::D403) {
                 docstrings::capitalized(self, &docstring);
             }
diff --git a/src/checks.rs b/src/checks.rs
index 2abd2ccd6b..16e31ee061 100644
--- a/src/checks.rs
+++ b/src/checks.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ pub enum CheckCode {
     D213,
     D300,
     D400,
+    D402,
     D403,
     D415,
     D419,
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ pub enum CheckKind {
     NoSurroundingWhitespace,
     NonEmpty,
     UsesTripleQuotes,
+    NoSignature,
     // Meta
     UnusedNOQA(Option<Vec<String>>),
 }
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ impl CheckCode {
             CheckCode::D212 => CheckKind::MultiLineSummaryFirstLine,
             CheckCode::D213 => CheckKind::MultiLineSummarySecondLine,
             CheckCode::D300 => CheckKind::UsesTripleQuotes,
+            CheckCode::D402 => CheckKind::NoSignature,
             CheckCode::D403 => CheckKind::FirstLineCapitalized,
             CheckCode::D415 => CheckKind::EndsInPunctuation,
             // Meta
@@ -487,6 +490,7 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::MultiLineSummaryFirstLine => &CheckCode::D212,
             CheckKind::MultiLineSummarySecondLine => &CheckCode::D213,
             CheckKind::UsesTripleQuotes => &CheckCode::D300,
+            CheckKind::NoSignature => &CheckCode::D402,
             CheckKind::FirstLineCapitalized => &CheckCode::D403,
             CheckKind::EndsInPunctuation => &CheckCode::D415,
             // Meta
@@ -759,6 +763,9 @@ impl CheckKind {
             CheckKind::MultiLineSummarySecondLine => {
                 "Multi-line docstring summary should start at the second line".to_string()
             }
+            CheckKind::NoSignature => {
+                "First line should not be the function's 'signature'".to_string()
+            }
             // Meta
             CheckKind::UnusedNOQA(codes) => match codes {
                 None => "Unused `noqa` directive".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/docstrings.rs b/src/docstrings.rs
index 96a02c25ec..97b6955ad0 100644
--- a/src/docstrings.rs
+++ b/src/docstrings.rs
@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@ use crate::check_ast::Checker;
 use crate::checks::{Check, CheckCode, CheckKind};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum DocstringKind {
+pub enum DocstringKind<'a> {
     Module,
-    Function,
-    Class,
+    Function(&'a Stmt),
+    Class(&'a Stmt),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Docstring<'a> {
-    pub kind: DocstringKind,
-    pub parent: Option<&'a Stmt>,
+    pub kind: DocstringKind<'a>,
     pub expr: &'a Expr,
 }
 
 /// Extract a `Docstring` from an `Expr`.
 pub fn extract<'a, 'b>(
-    checker: &'a Checker,
+    checker: &'a Checker<'b>,
     stmt: &'b Stmt,
     expr: &'b Expr,
 ) -> Option<Docstring<'b>> {
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ pub fn extract<'a, 'b>(
             if checker.initial {
                 return Some(Docstring {
                     kind: DocstringKind::Module,
-                    parent: None,
                     expr,
                 });
             }
@@ -46,11 +44,10 @@ pub fn extract<'a, 'b>(
                 if body.first().map(|node| node == stmt).unwrap_or_default() {
                     return Some(Docstring {
                         kind: if matches!(&parent.node, StmtKind::ClassDef { .. }) {
-                            DocstringKind::Class
+                            DocstringKind::Class(parent)
                         } else {
-                            DocstringKind::Function
+                            DocstringKind::Function(parent)
                         },
-                        parent: None,
                         expr,
                     });
                 }
@@ -257,9 +254,28 @@ pub fn ends_with_period(checker: &mut Checker, docstring: &Docstring) {
     }
 }
 
+/// D402
+pub fn no_signature(checker: &mut Checker, docstring: &Docstring) {
+    if let DocstringKind::Function(parent) = docstring.kind {
+        if let StmtKind::FunctionDef { name, .. } = &parent.node {
+            if let ExprKind::Constant {
+                value: Constant::Str(string),
+                ..
+            } = &docstring.expr.node
+            {
+                if let Some(first_line) = string.lines().next() {
+                    if first_line.contains(&format!("{name}(")) {
+                        checker.add_check(Check::new(CheckKind::NoSignature, range_for(docstring)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// D403
 pub fn capitalized(checker: &mut Checker, docstring: &Docstring) {
-    if !matches!(docstring.kind, DocstringKind::Function) {
+    if !matches!(docstring.kind, DocstringKind::Function(_)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/linter.rs b/src/linter.rs
index 6ac4985c57..db49be661f 100644
--- a/src/linter.rs
+++ b/src/linter.rs
@@ -1104,6 +1104,18 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn d402() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut checks = check_path(
+            Path::new("./resources/test/fixtures/D.py"),
+            &settings::Settings::for_rule(CheckCode::D402),
+            &fixer::Mode::Generate,
+        )?;
+        checks.sort_by_key(|check| check.location);
+        insta::assert_yaml_snapshot!(checks);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn d403() -> Result<()> {
         let mut checks = check_path(
diff --git a/src/snapshots/ruff__linter__tests__d402.snap b/src/snapshots/ruff__linter__tests__d402.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17f409cdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/ruff__linter__tests__d402.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+source: src/linter.rs
+expression: checks
+---
+- kind: NoSignature
+  location:
+    row: 373
+    column: 5
+  end_location:
+    row: 373
+    column: 31
+  fix: ~
+