diff --git a/docs/source/typed_dict.rst b/docs/source/typed_dict.rst
index bbb10a12abe8..75750b571208 100644
--- a/docs/source/typed_dict.rst
+++ b/docs/source/typed_dict.rst
@@ -289,6 +289,32 @@ need to give each TypedDict the same key where each value has a unique
 :ref:`Literal type <literal_types>`. Then, check that key to distinguish
 between your TypedDicts.
 
+You can also use ``@final`` to indicate that the TypedDict definition will not be
+subclassed. This allows mypy to do type refinement based on unique properties of
+the TypedDict:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    from typing import TypedDict, final
+
+    @final
+    class Movie(TypedDict):
+        director: str
+        runtime: int
+
+    @final
+    class Book(TypedDict):
+        author: str
+        pages: int
+
+    def foo(movie_or_book: Movie | Book) -> None:
+        if 'director' in movie_or_book:
+            director = movie_or_book['director']
+            runtime = movie_or_book['runtime']
+        elif 'author' in movie_or_book:
+            author = movie_or_book['author']
+            pages = movie_or_book['pages']
+
 Inline TypedDict types
 ----------------------