diff --git a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
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--- a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ null if the control value is valid _or_ a validation error object.
 The validation error object typically has a property whose name is the validation key, `'forbiddenName'`,
 and whose value is an arbitrary dictionary of values that you could insert into an error message, `{name}`.
 
+Custom async validators are similar to sync validators, but they must instead return a Promise or Observable
+that later emits null or a validation error object. In the case of an Observable, the Observable must complete,
+at which point the form uses the last value emitted for validation.
+
 ### Adding to reactive forms
 
 In reactive forms, custom validators are fairly simple to add. All you have to do is pass the function directly