diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 4f3f1cd..d611278 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@
           print(q.get())    # prints "[42, None, 'hello']"
           p.join()
 
-   Queues are thread and process safe.
+   Queues are thread and process safe, but note that they must never
+   be instantiated as a side effect of importing a module: this can lead
+   to a deadlock!  (see :ref:`threaded-imports`)
 
 **Pipes**
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3e0de21..365b9cb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2879,6 +2879,9 @@
 Documentation
 -------------
 
+- Issue #7707: Document that ``multiprocessing.Queue`` operations during import
+  can lead to deadlocks.
+
 - Issue #9817: Add expat COPYING file; add expat, libffi and expat licenses
   to Doc/license.rst.