diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/scheduling.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/scheduling.adoc
index cc8e0e2cd5..8c4358b41c 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/scheduling.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/scheduling.adoc
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ application server environments, as well -- in particular on Tomcat and Jetty.
 As of 6.1, `ThreadPoolTaskScheduler` provides a pause/resume capability and graceful
 shutdown through Spring's lifecycle management. There is also a new option called
 `SimpleAsyncTaskScheduler` which is aligned with JDK 21's Virtual Threads, using a
-single scheduler thread but firing up a new thread for every scheduled task execution.
+single scheduler thread but firing up a new thread for every scheduled task execution
+(except for fixed-delay tasks which all operate on a single scheduler thread, so for
+this virtual-thread-aligned option, fixed rates and cron triggers are recommended).
 
 
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/Scheduled.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/Scheduled.java
index 43436644ca..4ee75d0cd9 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/Scheduled.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/Scheduled.java
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ public @interface Scheduled {
 	 * last invocation and the start of the next.
 	 * <p>The time unit is milliseconds by default but can be overridden via
 	 * {@link #timeUnit}.
+	 * <p><b>NOTE: With virtual threads, fixed rates and cron triggers are recommended
+	 * over fixed delays.</b> Fixed-delay tasks operate on a single scheduler thread
+	 * with {@link org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.SimpleAsyncTaskScheduler}.
 	 * @return the delay
 	 */
 	long fixedDelay() default -1;
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ public @interface Scheduled {
 	 * {@link #timeUnit}.
 	 * <p>This attribute variant supports Spring-style "${...}" placeholders
 	 * as well as SpEL expressions.
+	 * <p><b>NOTE: With virtual threads, fixed rates and cron triggers are recommended
+	 * over fixed delays.</b> Fixed-delay tasks operate on a single scheduler thread
+	 * with {@link org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent.SimpleAsyncTaskScheduler}.
 	 * @return the delay as a String value &mdash; for example, a placeholder
 	 * or a {@link java.time.Duration#parse java.time.Duration} compliant value
 	 * @since 3.2.2