diff --git a/doc/api/worker_threads.md b/doc/api/worker_threads.md
index dbf85f9edd5082..840b831c903f6d 100644
--- a/doc/api/worker_threads.md
+++ b/doc/api/worker_threads.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ added: v10.5.0
 
 An integer identifier for the current thread. On the corresponding worker object
 (if there is any), it is available as [`worker.threadId`][].
+This value is unique for each [`Worker`][] instance inside a single process.
 
 ## worker.workerData
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@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ added: v10.5.0
 
 An integer identifier for the referenced thread. Inside the worker thread,
 it is available as [`require('worker_threads').threadId`][].
+This value is unique for each `Worker` instance inside a single process.
 
 ### worker.unref()
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