diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d2d8b0985a5..97aed8095ee 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #9649: HTML search: when objects have the same name but in different domains,
   return all of them as result instead of just one.
 * #9678: linkcheck: file extension was shown twice in warnings
+* #9697: py domain: An index entry with parens was registered for ``py:method``
+  directive with ``:property:`` option
 
 Testing
 --------
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python.py b/sphinx/domains/python.py
index cd02eaad563..1a3bd60c7bb 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python.py
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ def get_index_text(self, modname: str, name_cls: Tuple[str, str]) -> str:
         if 'classmethod' in self.options:
             return _('%s() (%s class method)') % (methname, clsname)
         elif 'property' in self.options:
-            return _('%s() (%s property)') % (methname, clsname)
+            return _('%s (%s property)') % (methname, clsname)
         elif 'staticmethod' in self.options:
             return _('%s() (%s static method)') % (methname, clsname)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_py.py b/tests/test_domain_py.py
index 682ea76e199..5ba63d0e358 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_py.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_py.py
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def test_pymethod_options(app):
 
     # :property:
     assert_node(doctree[1][1][8], addnodes.index,
-                entries=[('single', 'meth5() (Class property)', 'Class.meth5', '', None)])
+                entries=[('single', 'meth5 (Class property)', 'Class.meth5', '', None)])
     assert_node(doctree[1][1][9], ([desc_signature, ([desc_annotation, ("property", desc_sig_space)],
                                                      [desc_name, "meth5"])],
                                    [desc_content, ()]))