diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f01a1d3aa496c..6c2499770d307 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Standard library changes
   * `Base.julia_cmd` now propagates the `--inline=(yes|no)` flag ([#29858]).
   * New `DateTime(::Date, ::Time)` constructor ([#29754]).
   * `isdiag` and `isposdef` for `Diagonal` and `UniformScaling` ([#29638]).
+  * New `edit(m::Module)` method which opens the main source file for module `m` ([#29636]).
 
 Compiler/Runtime improvements
 -----------------------------
diff --git a/stdlib/InteractiveUtils/src/editless.jl b/stdlib/InteractiveUtils/src/editless.jl
index d929a35a840f1..c8ea1662400bb 100644
--- a/stdlib/InteractiveUtils/src/editless.jl
+++ b/stdlib/InteractiveUtils/src/editless.jl
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ end
     edit(module)
 
 Edit the definition of a function, optionally specifying a tuple of types to indicate which
-method to edit.
+method to edit. For modules, open the main source file. The module needs to be loaded with
+`using` or `import` first.
 
-For modules, open the main source file. The module needs to be loaded with `using` or
-`import` first.
+!!! compat "Julia 1.1"
+    `edit` on modules requires at least Julia 1.1.
 
 The editor can be changed by setting `JULIA_EDITOR`, `VISUAL` or `EDITOR` as an environment
 variable.