diff --git a/doc/api/sqlite.md b/doc/api/sqlite.md
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@@ -295,7 +295,10 @@ added: v22.5.0
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 Closes the database connection. An exception is thrown if the database is not
-open. This method is a wrapper around [`sqlite3_close_v2()`][].
+open. An \[`ERR_INVALID_STATE`]\[] error is thrown if the method is called while a
+statement is executing, for example from a user-defined function, an aggregate
+function, or an authorizer callback. This method is a wrapper around
+[`sqlite3_close_v2()`][].
 
 ### `database.loadExtension(path[, entryPoint])`