diff --git a/futures-util/src/future/pending.rs b/futures-util/src/future/pending.rs
index 92c78d52b8..b8e28686e1 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/future/pending.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/future/pending.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ impl<T> FusedFuture for Pending<T> {
 /// unreachable!();
 /// # });
 /// ```
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(alias = "never"))]
 pub fn pending<T>() -> Pending<T> {
     assert_future::<T, _>(Pending { _data: marker::PhantomData })
 }