diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index 8c4d790eace..fa95ca98040 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ Task functions
 
 .. function:: async(coro_or_future, \*, loop=None)
 
-   Wrap a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>` in a future.
+   Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>`: wrap it in
+   a future. Return a :class:`Task` object.
 
    If the argument is a :class:`Future`, it is returned directly.