diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 0b5e75aeabe2cc..358fdbda9908e7 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -910,6 +910,14 @@ following additional events, methods, and properties.
 Indicates that the underlying connection was closed.
 Just like `'end'`, this event occurs only once per response.
 
+### message.destroy([error])
+
+* `error` {Error}
+
+Calls `destroy()` on the socket that received the `IncomingMessage`. If `error`
+is provided, an `'error'` event is emitted and `error` is passed as an argument
+to any listeners on the event.
+
 ### message.headers
 
 The request/response headers object.