diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5ad30342a..d58290b993 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ For more, see [pycodestyle](https://pypi.org/project/pycodestyle/) on PyPI.
 | E713 | not-in-test | Test for membership should be `not in` | 🛠 |
 | E714 | not-is-test | Test for object identity should be `is not` | 🛠 |
 | E721 | type-comparison | Do not compare types, use `isinstance()` |  |
-| E722 | bare-except | Do not use bare `except` |  |
+| E722 | [bare-except](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff/blob/main/docs/rules/bare-except.md) | Do not use bare `except` |  |
 | E731 | lambda-assignment | Do not assign a `lambda` expression, use a `def` | 🛠 |
 | E741 | ambiguous-variable-name | Ambiguous variable name: `{name}` |  |
 | E742 | ambiguous-class-name | Ambiguous class name: `{name}` |  |
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/bare_except.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/bare_except.rs
index 8049f608f0..cfcc59d9b4 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/bare_except.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pycodestyle/rules/bare_except.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,35 @@ use crate::source_code::Locator;
 use crate::violation::Violation;
 
 define_violation!(
+    /// ## What it does
+    /// Checks for bare `except` catches in `try`-`except` statements.
+    ///
+    /// ## Why is this bad?
+    /// A bare `except` catches `BaseException` which includes
+    /// `KeyboardInterrupt`, `SystemExit`, `Exception`, and others. Catching
+    /// `BaseException` can make it hard to interrupt the program (e.g., with
+    /// Ctrl-C) and disguise other problems.
+    ///
+    /// ## Example
+    /// ```python
+    /// try:
+    ///     raise(KeyboardInterrupt("You probably don't mean to break CTRL-C."))
+    /// except:
+    ///     print("But a bare `except` will ignore keyboard interrupts.")
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```python
+    /// try:
+    ///     do_something_that_might_break()
+    /// except MoreSpecificException as e:
+    ///     handle_error(e)
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ## References
+    /// - [PEP 8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#programming-recommendations)
+    /// - [Python: "Exception hierarchy"](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy)
+    /// - [Google Python Style Guide: "Exceptions"](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#24-exceptions)
     pub struct BareExcept;
 );
 impl Violation for BareExcept {
diff --git a/docs/rules/bare-except.md b/docs/rules/bare-except.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26427bbd77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/rules/bare-except.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# bare-except (E722)
+
+Derived from the **pycodestyle** linter.
+
+## What it does
+Checks for bare `except` catches in `try`-`except` statements.
+
+## Why is this bad?
+A bare `except` catches `BaseException` which includes
+`KeyboardInterrupt`, `SystemExit`, `Exception`, and others. Catching
+`BaseException` can make it hard to interrupt the program (e.g., with
+Ctrl-C) and disguise other problems.
+
+## Example
+```python
+try:
+    raise(KeyboardInterrupt("You probably don't mean to break CTRL-C."))
+except:
+    print("But a bare `except` will ignore keyboard interrupts.")
+```
+
+Use instead:
+```python
+try:
+    do_something_that_might_break()
+except MoreSpecificException as e:
+    handle_error(e)
+```
+
+## References
+- [PEP 8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#programming-recommendations)
+- [Python: "Exception hierarchy"](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy)
+- [Google Python Style Guide: "Exceptions"](https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#24-exceptions)
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