diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffd4d83dc..460c395f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ExDoc supports metadata keys in your documentation.
 
 In Elixir, you can add metadata to modules and functions.
 
-For a module, use `@moduledoc`:
+For a module, use `@moduledoc`, which is equivalent to adding the annotation to everything inside the module (functions, macros, callbacks, types):
 
 ```elixir
 @moduledoc since: "1.10.0"
diff --git a/assets/css/content/general.css b/assets/css/content/general.css
index b3f71923f..42425bc5c 100644
--- a/assets/css/content/general.css
+++ b/assets/css/content/general.css
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@
   font-weight: normal;
 }
 
-.content-inner h1 .note {
-  float: right;
-}
-
 .content-inner blockquote {
   border-left: 3px solid var(--blockquoteBorder);
   position: relative;
diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex b/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
index ba627ed63..9c9ea3788 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
          groups_for_docs,
          annotations_for_docs
        ) do
-    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, _, _} = module_data.docs
+    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, module_metadata, _} = module_data.docs
     {{type, name, arity}, anno, signature, doc_content, metadata} = doc_element
     doc_line = anno_line(anno)
 
     annotations =
       annotations_for_docs.(metadata) ++
-        annotations_from_metadata(metadata) ++ function_data.extra_annotations
+        annotations_from_metadata(metadata, module_metadata) ++ function_data.extra_annotations
 
     line = function_data.line || doc_line
     defaults = get_defaults(name, arity, Map.get(metadata, :defaults, 0))
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
   defp get_callback(callback, source, groups_for_docs, module_data, annotations_for_docs) do
     callback_data = module_data.language.callback_data(callback, module_data)
 
-    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, _, _} = module_data.docs
+    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, module_metadata, _} = module_data.docs
     {{kind, name, arity}, anno, _signature, doc, metadata} = callback
     doc_line = anno_line(anno)
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
 
     annotations =
       annotations_for_docs.(metadata) ++
-        callback_data.extra_annotations ++ annotations_from_metadata(metadata)
+        callback_data.extra_annotations ++ annotations_from_metadata(metadata, module_metadata)
 
     doc_ast = doc_ast(content_type, doc, file: source.path, line: doc_line + 1)
 
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
   end
 
   defp get_type(type_entry, source, module_data) do
-    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, _, _} = module_data.docs
+    {:docs_v1, _, _, content_type, _, module_metadata, _} = module_data.docs
     {{_, name, arity}, anno, _signature, doc, metadata} = type_entry
     doc_line = anno_line(anno)
-    annotations = annotations_from_metadata(metadata)
+    annotations = annotations_from_metadata(metadata, module_metadata)
 
     type_data = module_data.language.type_data(type_entry, module_data)
     signature = signature(type_data.signature)
@@ -344,17 +344,13 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
 
   defp signature(list) when is_list(list), do: Enum.join(list, " ")
 
-  defp annotations_from_metadata(metadata) do
-    annotations = []
-
-    annotations =
-      if since = metadata[:since] do
-        ["since #{since}" | annotations]
-      else
-        annotations
-      end
-
-    annotations
+  defp annotations_from_metadata(metadata, module_metadata) do
+    # Give precedence to the function/callback/type metadata over the module metadata.
+    cond do
+      since = metadata[:since] -> ["since #{since}"]
+      since = module_metadata[:since] -> ["since #{since}"]
+      true -> []
+    end
   end
 
   defp anno_line(line) when is_integer(line), do: abs(line)
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/retriever/elixir_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/retriever/elixir_test.exs
index 51984dca6..6c69a5636 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/retriever/elixir_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/retriever/elixir_test.exs
@@ -391,5 +391,34 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever.ElixirTest do
       assert in_the_middle_2.defaults == []
       assert in_the_middle_3.defaults == []
     end
+
+    test "if @moduledoc has the :since attribute, it's applied to everything in the module", c do
+      elixirc(c, ~S"""
+      defmodule Mod do
+        @moduledoc since: "1.0.0"
+
+        @type t() :: :ok
+
+        def function(), do: :ok
+
+        defmacro macro(), do: :ok
+
+        @callback cb() :: :ok
+      end
+      """)
+
+      assert [%ExDoc.ModuleNode{} = mod] = Retriever.docs_from_modules([Mod], %ExDoc.Config{})
+
+      assert [%ExDoc.TypeNode{id: "t:t/0", annotations: ["since 1.0.0"]}] = mod.typespecs
+
+      assert %ExDoc.FunctionNode{annotations: ["since 1.0.0"]} =
+               Enum.find(mod.docs, &(&1.id == "c:cb/0"))
+
+      assert %ExDoc.FunctionNode{annotations: ["since 1.0.0"]} =
+               Enum.find(mod.docs, &(&1.id == "function/0"))
+
+      assert %ExDoc.FunctionNode{annotations: ["since 1.0.0", "macro"]} =
+               Enum.find(mod.docs, &(&1.id == "macro/0"))
+    end
   end
 end