diff --git a/src/type_manager.h b/src/type_manager.h
index 573542a205..a518b22f64 100644
--- a/src/type_manager.h
+++ b/src/type_manager.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 namespace tint {
 
 /// The type manager holds all the pointers to the known types.
+///
+/// Note, the type manager is a singleton. Any synchronization for the manager
+/// must be done by the caller.
 class TypeManager {
  public:
   /// @returns a pointer to the type manager