diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index 9003d4d2eb301d..6ddbd1cdf6af56 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
+++ b/doc/api/readline.md
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ rl.question('What is your favorite food?', (answer) => {
 });
 ```
 
+*Note*: The `callback` function passed to `rl.question()` does not follow the
+typical pattern of accepting an `Error` object or `null` as the first argument.
+The `callback` is called with the provided answer as the only argument.git 
+
 ### rl.resume()
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