diff --git a/lib/Type/Thread.pod b/lib/Type/Thread.pod
index c70e67a32..5734533bb 100644
--- a/lib/Type/Thread.pod
+++ b/lib/Type/Thread.pod
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ terminate when the thread has finished.
 
     method start(Thread:U: &code, Bool :$app_lifetime = False, Str $name = '<anon>') returns Tread:D
 
-Creates, returns and runs a new C<Thread>.
+Creates, runs and returns a new C<Thread>. Note that it can (and often does)
+return before the thread's code has finished running.
 
 =head2 method run