diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
index 923cd4a2c4c1f1..3c918079e91b4a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst
@@ -1553,6 +1553,8 @@ Creating files and directories
    as a directory if *target_is_directory* is true or a file symlink (the
    default) otherwise.  On non-Windows platforms, *target_is_directory* is ignored.
 
+   If this path already exists, :exc:`FileExistsError` is raised.
+
    ::
 
       >>> p = Path('mylink')