diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index 198bd7d07a..3168f478f3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ Sleeping
    If *result* is provided, it is returned to the caller
    when the coroutine completes.
 
+   ``sleep()`` always suspends the current task, allowing other tasks
+   to run.
+
    The *loop* argument is deprecated and scheduled for removal
    in Python 3.10.