diff --git a/doc/design-2.0-job-queue.rst b/doc/design-2.0-job-queue.rst
index c711a3234a5fd65d0975589e022afe92a01433c8..3a487890fc16b4d539b1966f1c76a74274e94c8a 100644
--- a/doc/design-2.0-job-queue.rst
+++ b/doc/design-2.0-job-queue.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ Each job and each opcode has, at any time, one of the following states:
 
 Queued
   The job/opcode was submitted, but did not yet start.
+Waiting
+  The job/opcode is waiting for a lock to proceed.
 Running
   The job/opcode is running.
 Canceled