diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index 863ecd5c5..c4257d0cf 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
         for optname, option in sect.items():
 
             lines.append('#')
-            typestr = ' ({})'.format(option.typ.__class__.__name__)
+            typestr = ' ({})'.format(option.typ.get_name())
             lines.append("# {}{}:".format(optname, typestr))
 
             try:
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
                 continue
             for descline in desc.splitlines():
                 lines += wrapper.wrap(descline)
-            valid_values = option.typ.valid_values
+            valid_values = option.typ.get_valid_values()
             if valid_values is not None:
                 if valid_values.descriptions:
                     for val in valid_values:
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
index 88e1a88b1..d20962f4b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ class BaseType:
         self.none_ok = none_ok
         self.valid_values = None
 
+    def get_name(self):
+        """Get a name for the type for documentation"""
+        return self.__class__.__name__
+
+    def get_valid_values(self):
+        """Get the type's valid values for documentation"""
+        return self.valid_values
+
     def _basic_validation(self, value):
         """Do some basic validation for the value (empty, non-printable chars).
 
@@ -308,6 +316,17 @@ class List(BaseType):
         self.inner_type = inner_type
         self.length = length
 
+    _show_inner_type = True
+
+    def get_name(self):
+        name = super().get_name()
+        if self._show_inner_type:
+            name += " of " + self.inner_type.get_name()
+        return name
+
+    def get_valid_values(self):
+        return self.inner_type.get_valid_values()
+
     def transform(self, value):
         if not value:
             return None
@@ -341,6 +360,8 @@ class FlagList(List):
         super().__init__(BaseType(), none_ok)
         self.inner_type.valid_values = valid_values
 
+    _show_inner_type = False
+
     def validate(self, value):
         if self.inner_type.valid_values is not None:
             super().validate(value)
@@ -1124,6 +1145,8 @@ class Padding(List):
                          none_ok=none_ok, length=4)
         self.inner_type.valid_values = valid_values
 
+    _show_inner_type = False
+
     def transform(self, value):
         elems = super().transform(value)
         if elems is None: