diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index d3997ccfba4f72..396f80afbad146 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ exist. `data` can be a string or a {Buffer}.
 
 If `options` is a string, then it specifies the `encoding`.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 The `path` may be specified as a {FileHandle} that has been opened
 for appending (using `fsPromises.open()`).
 
@@ -1283,6 +1286,9 @@ The `encoding` option is ignored if `data` is a buffer.
 
 If `options` is a string, then it specifies the encoding.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 Any specified {FileHandle} has to support writing.
 
 It is unsafe to use `fsPromises.writeFile()` multiple times on the same file
@@ -1548,6 +1554,9 @@ changes:
 Asynchronously append data to a file, creating the file if it does not yet
 exist. `data` can be a string or a {Buffer}.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 ```mjs
 import { appendFile } from 'fs';
 
@@ -3915,6 +3924,9 @@ a file descriptor.
 
 The `encoding` option is ignored if `data` is a buffer.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 If `data` is a plain object, it must have an own (not inherited) `toString`
 function property.
 
@@ -4086,6 +4098,9 @@ changes:
 Synchronously append data to a file, creating the file if it does not yet
 exist. `data` can be a string or a {Buffer}.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 ```mjs
 import { appendFileSync } from 'fs';
 
@@ -4999,6 +5014,9 @@ Returns `undefined`.
 If `data` is a plain object, it must have an own (not inherited) `toString`
 function property.
 
+The `mode` option only affects the newly created file. See [`fs.open()`][]
+for more details.
+
 For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of
 this API: [`fs.writeFile()`][].