diff -r f7c85accbde9 Doc/library/sqlite3.rst
--- a/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst	Sun May 29 04:13:35 2016 +0000
+++ b/Doc/library/sqlite3.rst	Sun May 29 19:12:48 2016 -0700
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@
    any combination of :const:`PARSE_DECLTYPES` and :const:`PARSE_COLNAMES` to turn
    type detection on.
 
+   *check_same_thread* defaults to :const:`True` and connections are not shared
+   across multiple threads. If set :const:`False`, sqlite connection can be
+   accessed from multiple threads and not just the thread in which they were
+   created. When using multiple threads with the same connection,
+   synchronization such as locking, should be done by the user to avoid any
+   data corruption.
+
    By default, the :mod:`sqlite3` module uses its :class:`Connection` class for the
    connect call.  You can, however, subclass the :class:`Connection` class and make
    :func:`connect` use your class instead by providing your class for the *factory*