diff --git a/src/pytkdocs/loader.py b/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
index 8482fc1..97ef6f0 100644
--- a/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
+++ b/src/pytkdocs/loader.py
@@ -449,6 +449,15 @@ def get_module_documentation(self, node: ObjectNode, select_members=None) -> Mod
 
         return root_object
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _class_path(cls):
+        mod = cls.__module__
+        qname = cls.__qualname__
+        if mod == "builtins":
+            return qname
+        else:
+            return f"{mod}.{qname}"
+
     def get_class_documentation(self, node: ObjectNode, select_members=None) -> Class:
         """
         Get the documentation for a class and its children.
@@ -462,7 +471,8 @@ def get_class_documentation(self, node: ObjectNode, select_members=None) -> Clas
         """
         class_ = node.obj
         docstring = inspect.cleandoc(class_.__doc__ or "")
-        root_object = Class(name=node.name, path=node.dotted_path, file_path=node.file_path, docstring=docstring)
+        bases = [self._class_path(b) for b in class_.__bases__]
+        root_object = Class(name=node.name, path=node.dotted_path, file_path=node.file_path, docstring=docstring, bases=bases)
 
         # Even if we don't select members, we want to correctly parse the docstring
         attributes_data: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
diff --git a/src/pytkdocs/objects.py b/src/pytkdocs/objects.py
index d326ec4..03ba5f1 100644
--- a/src/pytkdocs/objects.py
+++ b/src/pytkdocs/objects.py
@@ -350,6 +350,18 @@ class Class(Object):
 
     possible_name_properties: List[ApplicableNameProperty] = [NAME_PRIVATE]
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, bases: List[str] = None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initialize the object.
+
+        Arguments:
+            *args: Arguments passed to the parent class Initialize the object.
+            bases: The base classes (dotted paths).
+            **kwargs: Arguments passed to the parent class Initialize the object.
+        """
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.bases = bases or ["object"]
+
 
 class Function(Object):
     """
diff --git a/src/pytkdocs/serializer.py b/src/pytkdocs/serializer.py
index d779c39..81f2699 100644
--- a/src/pytkdocs/serializer.py
+++ b/src/pytkdocs/serializer.py
@@ -239,4 +239,6 @@ def serialize_object(obj: Object) -> dict:
         serialized["type"] = annotation_to_string(obj.type)  # type: ignore
     if hasattr(obj, "signature"):  # noqa: WPS421 (hasattr)
         serialized["signature"] = serialize_signature(obj.signature)  # type: ignore
+    if hasattr(obj, "bases"):  # noqa: WPS421 (hasattr)
+        serialized["bases"] = obj.bases # type: ignore
     return serialized
diff --git a/tests/test_loader.py b/tests/test_loader.py
index 55fd1b6..a0789e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def test_loading_class():
     loader = Loader()
     obj = loader.get_object_documentation("tests.fixtures.the_package.the_module.TheClass")
     assert obj.docstring == "The class docstring."
+    assert obj.bases == ["object"]
 
 
 def test_loading_class_with_multiline_docstring_starting_on_first_line():