diff --git a/src/diffusers/utils/accelerate_utils.py b/src/diffusers/utils/accelerate_utils.py
index af3b712b5a9e..b1ad56f55227 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/utils/accelerate_utils.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/utils/accelerate_utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 Accelerate utilities: Utilities related to accelerate
 """
 
+import functools
+
 from packaging import version
 
 from .import_utils import is_accelerate_available
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ def apply_forward_hook(method):
     if version.parse(accelerate_version) < version.parse("0.17.0"):
         return method
 
+    @functools.wraps(method)
     def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if hasattr(self, "_hf_hook") and hasattr(self._hf_hook, "pre_forward"):
             self._hf_hook.pre_forward(self)
diff --git a/tests/others/test_utils.py b/tests/others/test_utils.py
index 4600f5f3710a..646d335d2ec8 100755
--- a/tests/others/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/others/test_utils.py
@@ -284,6 +284,27 @@ def _capture(target_device):
         )
 
 
+class ApplyForwardHookTester(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for :func:`diffusers.utils.accelerate_utils.apply_forward_hook`."""
+
+    def test_preserves_wrapped_function_metadata(self):
+        import inspect
+
+        from diffusers.utils.accelerate_utils import apply_forward_hook
+
+        @apply_forward_hook
+        def example(self, x: int, y: int = 0) -> int:
+            """Example method docstring."""
+            return x + y
+
+        assert example.__name__ == "example"
+        assert example.__doc__ == "Example method docstring."
+        assert hasattr(example, "__wrapped__")
+        signature = inspect.signature(example)
+        assert list(signature.parameters) == ["self", "x", "y"]
+        assert signature.parameters["y"].default == 0
+
+
 # Copied from https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/tests/utils/test_expectations.py
 class ExpectationsTester(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_expectations(self):