diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 808e7a6b8f2634..42885b48c74a27 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ or `require('node:stream').promises`.
 
 <!-- YAML
 added: v15.0.0
+changes:
+  - version:
+      - v18.0.0
+      - v17.2.0
+      - v16.14.0
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/40886
+    description: Add the `end` option, which can be set to `false` to prevent
+                 automatically closing the destination stream when the source
+                 ends.
 -->
 
 * `streams` {Stream\[]|Iterable\[]|AsyncIterable\[]|Function\[]}
@@ -76,9 +85,11 @@ added: v15.0.0
 * `destination` {Stream|Function}
   * `source` {AsyncIterable}
   * Returns: {Promise|AsyncIterable}
-* `options` {Object}
+* `options` {Object} Pipeline options
   * `signal` {AbortSignal}
-  * `end` {boolean}
+  * `end` {boolean} End the destination stream when the source stream ends.
+    Transform streams are always ended, even if this value is `false`.
+    **Default:** `true`.
 * Returns: {Promise} Fulfills when the pipeline is complete.
 
 ```cjs
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipeline.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipeline.js
index 915a035264c7a7..8237fff33b3ac8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipeline.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipeline.js
@@ -1476,10 +1476,14 @@ const tsp = require('timers/promises');
     });
 
     const duplex = new PassThrough();
+    const transform = new PassThrough();
 
     read.push(null);
 
-    await pipelinePromise(read, duplex, { end: false });
+    await pipelinePromise(read, transform, duplex, { end: false });
+
+    assert.strictEqual(transform.destroyed, true);
+    assert.strictEqual(transform.writableEnded, true);
 
     assert.strictEqual(duplex.destroyed, false);
     assert.strictEqual(duplex.writableEnded, false);