diff --git a/docs/docs/contributing/new_feature.rst b/docs/docs/contributing/new_feature.rst
index 1cc5c8851..6caf102d3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/contributing/new_feature.rst
+++ b/docs/docs/contributing/new_feature.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Moto has a script that can automatically provide the scaffolding for a new servi
 Please try it out by running:
 
 .. sourcecode:: bash
+
   export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="us-east-2"
   python scripts/scaffold.py
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/faq.rst b/docs/docs/faq.rst
index 547956dea..866d88aea 100644
--- a/docs/docs/faq.rst
+++ b/docs/docs/faq.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Moto has a dependency on the pip-module `cryptography`. As of Cryptography >= 3.
 Most OS/platforms will support the installation of Rust, but if you're getting any errors related to this, see the cryptography documentation for more information: https://cryptography.io/en/latest/installation/#rust
 
 Can I mock the default AWS region?
-#########################
+###################################
 
 By default, Moto only allows valid regions, supporting the same regions that AWS supports.
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/docs/getting_started.rst
index 2b1974ee1..f47f6d9d0 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ The decorator is effective for every test-method inside your class. State is not
             # 'bucket_inside' however, created inside the other test, no longer exists
             pass
 
+.. note:: A tearDown-method can be used to destroy any buckets/state, but because state is automatically destroyed before a test-method start, this is not strictly necessary.
+
 Stand-alone server mode
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/moto/core/models.py b/moto/core/models.py
index 9a54dd5ed..8cb0f65fb 100644
--- a/moto/core/models.py
+++ b/moto/core/models.py
@@ -127,16 +127,21 @@ class BaseMockAWS:
         return wrapper
 
     def decorate_class(self, klass):
-        direct_methods = set(
-            x
-            for x, y in klass.__dict__.items()
-            if isinstance(y, (FunctionType, classmethod, staticmethod))
-        )
+        direct_methods = get_direct_methods_of(klass)
         defined_classes = set(
             x for x, y in klass.__dict__.items() if inspect.isclass(y)
         )
 
-        has_setup_method = "setUp" in direct_methods
+        # Get a list of all userdefined superclasses
+        superclasses = [
+            c for c in klass.__mro__ if c not in [unittest.TestCase, object]
+        ]
+        # Get a list of all userdefined methods
+        supermethods = itertools.chain(
+            *[get_direct_methods_of(c) for c in superclasses]
+        )
+        # Check whether the user has overridden the setUp-method
+        has_setup_method = "setUp" in supermethods
 
         for attr in itertools.chain(direct_methods, defined_classes):
             if attr.startswith("_"):
@@ -200,6 +205,14 @@ class BaseMockAWS:
                 del os.environ[k]
 
 
+def get_direct_methods_of(klass):
+    return set(
+        x
+        for x, y in klass.__dict__.items()
+        if isinstance(y, (FunctionType, classmethod, staticmethod))
+    )
+
+
 RESPONSES_METHODS = [
     responses.GET,
     responses.DELETE,
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_decorator_calls.py b/tests/test_core/test_decorator_calls.py
index a614efead..8b26f53d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_decorator_calls.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_decorator_calls.py
@@ -159,6 +159,26 @@ class TestWithPseudoPrivateMethod(unittest.TestCase):
             s3.head_bucket(Bucket="mybucket")
 
 
+@mock_s3
+class Baseclass(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.s3 = boto3.resource("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
+        self.client = boto3.client("s3", region_name="us-east-1")
+        self.test_bucket = self.s3.Bucket("testbucket")
+        self.test_bucket.create()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # The bucket will still exist at this point
+        self.test_bucket.delete()
+
+
+@mock_s3
+class TestSetUpInBaseClass(Baseclass):
+    def test_a_thing(self):
+        # Verify that we can 'see' the setUp-method in the parent class
+        self.client.head_bucket(Bucket="testbucket").shouldnt.equal(None)
+
+
 @mock_s3
 class TestWithNestedClasses:
     class NestedClass(unittest.TestCase):