diff --git a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index a47061025..92678fb6e 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -991,6 +991,24 @@ flowchart LR
     classDef someclass fill:#f96
 ```
 
+This form can be used when declaring multiple links between nodes:
+
+```mermaid-example
+flowchart LR
+    A:::foo & B:::bar --> C:::foobar
+    classDef foo stroke:#f00
+    classDef bar stroke:#0f0
+    classDef foobar stroke:#00f
+```
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    A:::foo & B:::bar --> C:::foobar
+    classDef foo stroke:#f00
+    classDef bar stroke:#0f0
+    classDef foobar stroke:#00f
+```
+
 ### Css classes
 
 It is also possible to predefine classes in css styles that can be applied from the graph definition as in the example
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index 80cb242d6..2e3d78c30 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -676,6 +676,16 @@ flowchart LR
     classDef someclass fill:#f96
 ```
 
+This form can be used when declaring multiple links between nodes:
+
+```mermaid-example
+flowchart LR
+    A:::foo & B:::bar --> C:::foobar
+    classDef foo stroke:#f00
+    classDef bar stroke:#0f0
+    classDef foobar stroke:#00f
+```
+
 ### Css classes
 
 It is also possible to predefine classes in css styles that can be applied from the graph definition as in the example