diff --git a/docs/source/enable/mouse_events.rst b/docs/source/enable/mouse_events.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bea8eebfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/enable/mouse_events.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+Enable Mouse Events
+===================
+
+Enable mouse events are represented by the :class:`~.MouseEvent` type and their
+event names (which are the suffixes used by
+:py:meth:`enable.interactor.Interactor.dispatch`) can be divided into two
+groups: mouse clicks and mouse movements. The mouse click events have names
+ending in ``_down``, ``_up``, or ``_dclick`` and names beginning with ``left``,
+``right``, or ``middle``. This means that Enable only supports three mouse
+buttons (plus wheel events).
+
+Event types
+-----------
+
+\*_down
+~~~~~~~
+A mouse button was pressed. Dispatched as ``left_down``, ``right_down``, or
+``middle_down``.
+
+\*_up
+~~~~~
+A mouse button was released. Dispatched as ``left_up``, ``right_up``, or
+``middle_up``.
+
+\*_dclick
+~~~~~~~~~
+A mouse button was double-clicked. Dispatched as ``left_dclick``,
+``right_dclick``, or ``middle_dclick``.
+
+move
+~~~~
+The mouse moved within a component.
+
+enter
+~~~~~
+The mouse moved into a component's bounds.
+
+leave
+~~~~~
+The mouse moved out of a component's bounds.
+
+wheel
+~~~~~
+The mouse wheel moved.
+
+MouseEvent
+----------
+Below is a listing of the traits on a `MouseEvent` instance.
+
+.. autoclass:: enable.events.MouseEvent
+  :members: alt_down, control_down, shift_down, left_down, middle_down, right_down, mouse_wheel, mouse_wheel_axis, mouse_wheel_delta
+  :noindex:
+
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index f379e14da..a84c6785f 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Enable Documentation
   enable/abstract_window
   enable/constraints_layout
   enable/key_events
+  enable/mouse_events
   enable/basic_tools
   enable/drag_and_drop
   enable/undo_redo
diff --git a/enable/events.py b/enable/events.py
index 2cf7971ac..b67e54f95 100644
--- a/enable/events.py
+++ b/enable/events.py
@@ -130,14 +130,25 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
 
 class MouseEvent(BasicEvent):
+    """ A mouse event.
+    """
+    #: If True, the ALT key is pressed on the keyboard
     alt_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If True, the CTRL key is pressed on the keyboard
     control_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If True, a SHIFT key is pressed on the keyboard
     shift_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If True, the left button is pressed on the mouse
     left_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If True, the middle button is pressed on the mouse
     middle_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If True, the right button is pressed on the mouse
     right_down = ReadOnly
+    #: If a wheel event, holds number of units moved by the wheel
     mouse_wheel = ReadOnly
+    #: If a wheel event, contains either "horizontal" or "vertical"
     mouse_wheel_axis = ReadOnly
+    #: If a wheel event, contains a 2D movement vector as a tuple
     mouse_wheel_delta = ReadOnly