diff --git a/tokio-tcp/src/listener.rs b/tokio-tcp/src/listener.rs
index 479f82c9c..0609d5a4c 100644
--- a/tokio-tcp/src/listener.rs
+++ b/tokio-tcp/src/listener.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,16 @@ impl TcpListener {
     ///
     /// This method returns an implementation of the `Stream` trait which
     /// resolves to the sockets the are accepted on this listener.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Note that accepting a connection can lead to various errors and not all of them are
+    /// necessarily fatal ‒ for example having too many open file descriptors or the other side
+    /// closing the connection while it waits in an accept queue. These would terminate the stream
+    /// if not handled in any way.
+    ///
+    /// If aiming for production, decision what to do about them must be made. The
+    /// [`tk-listen`](https://crates.io/crates/tk-listen) crate might be of some help.
     pub fn incoming(self) -> Incoming {
         Incoming::new(self)
     }