diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
index 0f095514..ff20b28d 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub use options::{PgConnectOptions, PgSslMode};
 pub use row::PgRow;
 pub use statement::PgStatement;
 pub use transaction::PgTransactionManager;
-pub use type_info::PgTypeInfo;
+pub use type_info::{PgTypeInfo, PgTypeKind};
 pub use value::{PgValue, PgValueFormat, PgValueRef};
 
 /// An alias for [`Pool`][crate::pool::Pool], specialized for Postgres.
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
index 1791f2f9..4449a804 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ pub struct PgCustomType {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "offline", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
-#[doc(hidden)]
 pub enum PgTypeKind {
     Simple,
     Pseudo,
@@ -158,8 +157,8 @@ impl PgTypeInfo {
         PgType::try_from_oid(oid).map(Self)
     }
 
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub fn __kind(&self) -> &PgTypeKind {
+    /// Returns the _kind_ (simple, array, enum, etc.) for this type.
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &PgTypeKind {
         self.0.kind()
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/postgres/describe.rs b/tests/postgres/describe.rs
index d392e0b5..d128eb21 100644
--- a/tests/postgres/describe.rs
+++ b/tests/postgres/describe.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async fn it_describes_enum() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(ty.name(), "status");
 
     assert_eq!(
-        format!("{:?}", ty.__kind()),
+        format!("{:?}", ty.kind()),
         r#"Enum(["new", "open", "closed"])"#
     );
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async fn it_describes_composite() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(ty.name(), "inventory_item");
 
     assert_eq!(
-        format!("{:?}", ty.__kind()),
+        format!("{:?}", ty.kind()),
         r#"Composite([("name", PgTypeInfo(Text)), ("supplier_id", PgTypeInfo(Int4)), ("price", PgTypeInfo(Int8))])"#
     );