diff --git a/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/futures.py b/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/futures.py
index 97a911076..18298b956 100644
--- a/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/futures.py
+++ b/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/futures.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ def _on_close_callback(self, manager, result):
     def cancel(self):
         """Stops pulling messages and shutdowns the background thread consuming
         messages.
+
+        .. versionchanged:: 2.4.1
+           The method does not block anymore, it just triggers the shutdown and returns
+           immediately. To block until the background stream is terminated, call
+           :meth:`result()` after cancelling the future.
         """
         # NOTE: We circumvent the base future's self._state to track the cancellation
         # state, as this state has different meaning with streaming pull futures.