diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/datetimes.py b/pandas/core/arrays/datetimes.py
index 4d3caaacca1c1..34a1fc478f73a 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/datetimes.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/datetimes.py
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ def f(self):
         return result
 
     f.__name__ = name
+    if not docstring.startswith("\n"):
+        docstring = "".join(("\n", docstring))
+    if not docstring.endswith("\n"):
+        docstring = "".join((docstring, "\n"))
     f.__doc__ = docstring
     return property(f)
 
diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/timedeltas.py b/pandas/core/arrays/timedeltas.py
index 83cea51cec9f6..507517cb3e0cd 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/timedeltas.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/timedeltas.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ def f(self):
         return result
 
     f.__name__ = name
+    if not docstring.startswith("\n"):
+        docstring = "".join(("\n", docstring))
+    if not docstring.endswith("\n"):
+        docstring = "".join((docstring, "\n"))
     f.__doc__ = docstring
     return property(f)