diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
index deaefc7539167d..200d9627ca52f6 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ Added the *indent* option to :func:`~ast.dump` which allows it to produce a
 multiline indented output.
 (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`37995`.)
 
+asyncio
+-------
+
+Added a new couroutine :meth:`loop.shutdown_default_executor` that schedules
+a shutdown for the default executor that waits on the threadpool to finish
+closing. Also, :func:`asyncio.run` has been updated to use the new coroutine.
+(Contributed by Kyle Stanley in :issue:`34037`.)
 
 threading
 ---------