diff --git a/doc/api/worker_threads.md b/doc/api/worker_threads.md
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--- a/doc/api/worker_threads.md
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@@ -1191,6 +1191,30 @@ active handle in the event system. If the worker is already `unref()`ed calling
 
 ## Notes
 
+### Synchronous blocking of stdio
+
+`Worker`s utilize message passing via {MessagePort} to implement interactions
+with `stdio`. This means that `stdio` output originating from a `Worker` can
+get blocked by synchronous code on the receiving end that is blocking the
+Node.js event loop.
+
+```js
+'use strict';
+
+const {
+  Worker,
+  isMainThread,
+} = require('worker_threads');
+
+if (isMainThread) {
+  new Worker(__filename);
+  for (let n = 0; n < 1e10; n++) {}
+} else {
+  // This output will be blocked by the for loop in the main thread
+  console.log('foo');
+}
+```
+
 ### Launching worker threads from preload scripts
 
 Take care when launching worker threads from preload scripts (scripts loaded