diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
index 6e6e0137c1bdda..c069471b519be9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-future.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Future Functions
      is used for the test.)
 
    * a :class:`Task` object wrapping *obj*, if *obj* is a
-     coroutine (:func:`iscoroutine` is used for the test.)
+     coroutine (:func:`iscoroutine` is used for the test);
+     in this case the coroutine will be scheduled by
+     ``ensure_future()``.
 
    * a :class:`Task` object that would await on *obj*, if *obj* is an
      awaitable (:func:`inspect.isawaitable` is used for the test.)