diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
index c4b49feed9fc1d..20ebe92865a146 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst
@@ -827,6 +827,11 @@ Changes in the Python API
   in the object itself.
   (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`40257`.)
 
+* :meth:`asyncio.loop.shutdown_default_executor` has been added to
+  :class:`~asyncio.AbstractEventLoop`, meaning alternative event loops that
+  inherit from it should have this method defined.
+  (Contributed by Kyle Stanley in :issue:`34037`.)
+
 
 CPython bytecode changes
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