diff --git a/src/griffe/dataclasses.py b/src/griffe/dataclasses.py
index 105fb557..a89f827d 100644
--- a/src/griffe/dataclasses.py
+++ b/src/griffe/dataclasses.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def has_docstrings(self) -> bool:
         if self.has_docstring:  # noqa: DAR201
             return True
         for member in self.members.values():
-            if (not member.is_alias or member.resolved) and member.has_docstring:  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+            if (not member.is_alias or member.resolved) and member.has_docstrings:  # type: ignore[union-attr]
                 return True
         return False
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dataclasses.py b/tests/test_dataclasses.py
index a55269d5..d28b3f7a 100644
--- a/tests/test_dataclasses.py
+++ b/tests/test_dataclasses.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for the `dataclasses` module."""
 
-
-from griffe.dataclasses import Module
+from griffe.dataclasses import Docstring, Module
 
 
 def test_submodule_exports():
@@ -20,3 +19,11 @@ def test_submodule_exports():
     root.exports = {"sub"}
     assert root.member_is_exported(sub, explicitely=True)
     assert root.member_is_exported(sub, explicitely=False)
+
+
+def test_has_docstrings():
+    """Assert the `.has_docstrings` method is recursive."""
+    module = module_vtree("a.b.c.d")
+    module["b.c.d"].docstring = Docstring("Hello.")
+    assert module.has_docstrings
+