diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
index 9bb342773a9..04ff8a61da3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
@@ -514,6 +514,20 @@ the *new_callable* argument to :func:`patch`.
             >>> mock.call_count
             2
 
+        For :class:`AsyncMock` the :attr:`call_count` is only iterated if the function
+        has been awaited:
+
+            >>> mock = AsyncMock()
+            >>> mock()  # doctest: +SKIP
+            <coroutine object AsyncMockMixin._mock_call at ...>
+            >>> mock.call_count
+            0
+            >>> async def main():
+            ...     await mock()
+            ...
+            >>> asyncio.run(main())
+            >>> mock.call_count
+            1
 
     .. attribute:: return_value