diff --git a/Doc/c-api/structures.rst b/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
index 634e971952e..5535f42ac12 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
@@ -62,12 +62,15 @@ the definition of all other Python objects.
    See documentation of :c:type:`PyVarObject` above.
 
 
-.. c:macro:: Py_TYPE(o)
+.. c:function:: PyTypeObject* Py_TYPE(const PyObject *o)
 
-   This macro is used to access the :attr:`ob_type` member of a Python object.
-   It expands to::
+   Get the type of the Python object *o*.
 
-      (((PyObject*)(o))->ob_type)
+   Return a borrowed reference.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.10
+      :c:func:`Py_TYPE()` is changed to the inline static function.
+      Use :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE()` to set an object type.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int Py_IS_TYPE(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
index e650f9405a8..98a231f80aa 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.10.rst
@@ -97,21 +97,14 @@ Optimizations
 =============
 
 
-Build and C API Changes
-=======================
-
-
-
 Deprecated
 ==========
 
 
-
 Removed
 =======
 
 
-
 Porting to Python 3.10
 ======================
 
@@ -119,3 +112,26 @@ This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes
 that may require changes to your code.
 
 
+
+Build Changes
+=============
+
+
+C API Changes
+=============
+
+New Features
+------------
+
+
+Porting to Python 3.10
+----------------------
+
+* Since :c:func:`Py_TYPE()` is changed to the inline static function,
+  ``Py_TYPE(obj) = new_type`` must be replaced with ``Py_SET_TYPE(obj, new_type)``:
+  see :c:func:`Py_SET_TYPE()` (available since Python 3.9).
+  (Contributed by Dong-hee Na in :issue:`39573`.)
+
+
+Removed
+-------
diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h
index 514d934196f..5ad05699bb4 100644
--- a/Include/object.h
+++ b/Include/object.h
@@ -121,9 +121,13 @@ typedef struct {
 #define _PyVarObject_CAST(op) ((PyVarObject*)(op))
 
 #define Py_REFCNT(ob)           (_PyObject_CAST(ob)->ob_refcnt)
-#define Py_TYPE(ob)             (_PyObject_CAST(ob)->ob_type)
 #define Py_SIZE(ob)             (_PyVarObject_CAST(ob)->ob_size)
 
+static inline PyTypeObject* _Py_TYPE(const PyObject *ob) {
+    return ob->ob_type;
+}
+#define Py_TYPE(ob) _Py_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST_CONST(ob))
+
 static inline int _Py_IS_TYPE(const PyObject *ob, const PyTypeObject *type) {
     return ob->ob_type == type;
 }
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-05-22-00-34-34.bpo-39573.QO2QHj.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-05-22-00-34-34.bpo-39573.QO2QHj.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24300303042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-05-22-00-34-34.bpo-39573.QO2QHj.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:c:func:`Py_TYPE()` is changed to the inline static function. Patch by
+Dong-hee Na.