diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/queues.py b/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
index a9656a6df561ba..bf8a8f8b5eb08b 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ async def put(self, item):
                     # previous get_nowait call.
                     pass
                 if not self.full() and not putter.cancelled():
-                    # We were woken up by get_nowait(), but can't take
-                    # the call.  Wake up the next in line.
+                    # We were woken up by get_nowait(), but can't take the
+                    # call. Wake up the next in line. This can happen when
+                    # the putter is set, then the await cancelled.
                     self._wakeup_next(self._putters)
                 raise
         return self.put_nowait(item)
@@ -166,8 +167,9 @@ async def get(self):
                     # previous put_nowait call.
                     pass
                 if not self.empty() and not getter.cancelled():
-                    # We were woken up by put_nowait(), but can't take
-                    # the call.  Wake up the next in line.
+                    # We were woken up by put_nowait(), but can't take the
+                    # call. Wake up the next in line. This can happen when
+                    # the getter is set, then the await cancelled.
                     self._wakeup_next(self._getters)
                 raise
         return self.get_nowait()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-09-19-14-55-49.gh-issue-108042.ChCh1e.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-09-19-14-55-49.gh-issue-108042.ChCh1e.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d4d7278fd98aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2023-09-19-14-55-49.gh-issue-108042.ChCh1e.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve comments in asyncio.queues.Queue.