ericvsmith · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ Module contents
    :func:`!astuple` raises :exc:`TypeError` if *obj* is not a dataclass
    instance.
 
-.. function:: make_dataclass(cls_name, fields, *, bases=(), namespace=None, init=True, repr=True, eq=True, order=False, unsafe_hash=False, frozen=False, match_args=True, kw_only=False, slots=False, weakref_slot=False, module=None, decorator=dataclass)
+.. function:: make_dataclass(cls_name, fields, *, bases=(), namespace=None, init=True, repr=True, eq=True, order=False, unsafe_hash=False, frozen=False, match_args=True, kw_only=False, slots=False, weakref_slot=False, module=None, qualname=None, decorator=dataclass)
 
    Creates a new dataclass with name *cls_name*, fields as defined
    in *fields*, base classes as given in *bases*, and initialized
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ Module contents
    of the dataclass is set to that value.
    By default, it is set to the module name of the caller.
 
+   If *qualname* is defined, the :attr:`!__qualname__` attribute of the dataclass
+   is set to that value. By default, it is set to the value passed to *cls_name*.
+
    The *decorator* parameter is a callable that will be used to create the dataclass.
    It should take the class object as a first argument and the same keyword arguments
    as :deco:`dataclass`. By default, the :deco:`dataclass`
@@ -464,6 +467,8 @@ Module contents
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.14
       Added the *decorator* parameter.
+   .. versionadded:: next
+      Added the *qualname* parameter.
 
 .. function:: replace(obj, /, **changes)
 

@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ def _astuple_inner(obj, tuple_factory):
 def make_dataclass(cls_name, fields, *, bases=(), namespace=None, init=True,
                    repr=True, eq=True, order=False, unsafe_hash=False,
                    frozen=False, match_args=True, kw_only=False, slots=False,
-                   weakref_slot=False, module=None, decorator=dataclass):
+                   weakref_slot=False, module=None, qualname=None, decorator=dataclass):
     """Return a new dynamically created dataclass.
 
     The dataclass name will be 'cls_name'.  'fields' is an iterable
@@ -1669,6 +1669,9 @@ class C(Base):
 
     If module parameter is defined, the '__module__' attribute of the dataclass is
     set to that value.
+
+    If qualname parameter is defined, the '__qualname__' attribute of the dataclass is set
+    to that value.
     """
 
     if namespace is None:
@@ -1758,6 +1761,9 @@ def exec_body_callback(ns):
     if module is not None:
         cls.__module__ = module
 
+    if qualname:
+        cls.__qualname__ = qualname
+
     # Apply the normal provided decorator.
     cls = decorator(cls, init=init, repr=repr, eq=eq, order=order,
                     unsafe_hash=unsafe_hash, frozen=frozen,

@@ -5289,6 +5289,13 @@ class A:
         self.assertEqual(len(fs), 1)
         self.assertEqual(fs[0].name, 'x')
 
+    def test_makedataclass_with_qualname(self):
+        A = make_dataclass("A", ['a'], qualname='ClassA')
+        self.assertEqual(A.__qualname__, 'ClassA')
+
+        B = make_dataclass("B", ['b'], qualname='ClassB')
+        self.assertEqual(B.__qualname__, 'ClassB')
+
 
 class TestZeroArgumentSuperWithSlots(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_zero_argument_super(self):

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-18-13-43-06.gh-issue-79413.OpTXbV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-05-18-13-43-06.gh-issue-79413.OpTXbV.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Update :func:`dataclasses.make_dataclass` to add a *qualname* parameter. The
+*qualname* parameter will be used to set the :attr:`!__qualname__` of the
+created ``dataclass``.