diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md b/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
index d2856f3..d2ab3f4 100644
--- a/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ The component scope is created when React mounts the component and closes when
 React unmounts it. When the scope closes, Effect runs the finalizers registered
 inside that scope.
 
+Finalizers are forked when the scope closes, so cleanup logic can run
+asynchronous Effects even though the component body itself must stay
+synchronous.
+
 ```tsx title="src/MountedMessageView.tsx"
 import { Console, Effect } from "effect"
 import { Component } from "effect-fc"