diff --git a/doc/api/console.md b/doc/api/console.md
index 636352f3d45d4f..2e492acc1c4857 100644
--- a/doc/api/console.md
+++ b/doc/api/console.md
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ console.log('hello world');
 console.log('hello %s', 'world');
 // Prints: hello world, to stdout
 console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
-// Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to stderr
+// Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
+//   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
+//     at [eval]:5:15
+//     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
+//     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
+//     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
+//     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
+//     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
+//     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
 
 const name = 'Will Robinson';
 console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);