diff --git a/.yardopts b/.yardopts
index 2678add..63c0c51 100644
--- a/.yardopts
+++ b/.yardopts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--markup markdown
 lib/**/*.rb
 -
 README.md
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 118180a..1e8def3 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+API:
+ * Add DBus::Object.dbus_reader_attr_accessor to declare a common use case
+   with a single call.
+
 ## Ruby D-Bus 0.23.0.beta2 - 2023-06-23
 
 License:
diff --git a/lib/dbus/object.rb b/lib/dbus/object.rb
index 125d191..2bcb982 100644
--- a/lib/dbus/object.rb
+++ b/lib/dbus/object.rb
@@ -156,18 +156,32 @@ def self.dbus_attr_accessor(ruby_name, type, dbus_name: nil, emits_changed_signa
       dbus_accessor(ruby_name, type, dbus_name: dbus_name, emits_changed_signal: emits_changed_signal)
     end
 
+    # A read-only property accessing a read-write instance variable.
+    # A combination of `attr_accessor` and {.dbus_reader}.
+    #
+    # @param  (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
+    # @return (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
+    def self.dbus_reader_attr_accessor(ruby_name, type, dbus_name: nil, emits_changed_signal: nil)
+      attr_accessor(ruby_name)
+
+      dbus_reader(ruby_name, type, dbus_name: dbus_name, emits_changed_signal: emits_changed_signal)
+    end
+
     # A read-only property accessing an instance variable.
     # A combination of `attr_reader` and {.dbus_reader}.
     #
+    # You may be instead looking for a variant which is read-write from the Ruby side:
+    # {.dbus_reader_attr_accessor}.
+    #
     # Whenever the property value gets changed from "inside" the object,
     # you should emit the `PropertiesChanged` signal by calling
     # {#dbus_properties_changed}.
     #
-    #   dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {dbus_name.to_s => value}, [])
+    #     dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {dbus_name.to_s => value}, [])
     #
     # or, omitting the value in the signal,
     #
-    #   dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {}, [dbus_name.to_s])
+    #     dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {}, [dbus_name.to_s])
     #
     # @param  (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
     # @return (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
@@ -213,18 +227,22 @@ def self.dbus_accessor(ruby_name, type, dbus_name: nil, emits_changed_signal: ni
     # implement it with a read-write attr_accessor. In that case this method
     # uses {.dbus_watcher} to set up the PropertiesChanged signal.
     #
-    #   attr_accessor :foo_bar
-    #   dbus_reader :foo_bar, "s"
+    #     attr_accessor :foo_bar
+    #     dbus_reader :foo_bar, "s"
+    #
+    # The above two declarations have a shorthand:
+    #
+    #     dbus_reader_attr_accessor :foo_bar, "s"
     #
     # If the property value should change by other means than its attr_writer,
     # you should emit the `PropertiesChanged` signal by calling
     # {#dbus_properties_changed}.
     #
-    #   dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {dbus_name.to_s => value}, [])
+    #     dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {dbus_name.to_s => value}, [])
     #
     # or, omitting the value in the signal,
     #
-    #   dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {}, [dbus_name.to_s])
+    #     dbus_properties_changed(interface_name, {}, [dbus_name.to_s])
     #
     # @param  (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
     # @return (see .dbus_attr_accessor)
diff --git a/spec/mock-service/spaghetti-monster.rb b/spec/mock-service/spaghetti-monster.rb
index 1ccbd90..55f4326 100755
--- a/spec/mock-service/spaghetti-monster.rb
+++ b/spec/mock-service/spaghetti-monster.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def initialize(opath)
   end
 
   dbus_interface "org.ruby.TestChild" do
-    dbus_attr_reader :name, "s"
+    dbus_reader_attr_accessor :name, "s"
   end
 end