diff --git a/docs/src/handle.rst b/docs/src/handle.rst
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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 Structures are aligned so that any libuv handle can be cast to `uv_handle_t`.
 All API functions defined here work with any handle type.
 
+Libuv handles are not movable. Pointers to handle structures passed to
+functions must remain valid for the duration of the requested operation. Take
+care when using stack allocated handles.
 
 Data types
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