diff --git a/doc/source/serve/advanced-guides/dev-workflow.md b/doc/source/serve/advanced-guides/dev-workflow.md
index de8b6745a400..fb5fe533bd06 100644
--- a/doc/source/serve/advanced-guides/dev-workflow.md
+++ b/doc/source/serve/advanced-guides/dev-workflow.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Benefits:
 
 - Self-contained Python is convenient for writing local integration tests.
 - No need to deploy to a cloud provider or manage infrastructure.
+- Supports a `_local_testing_mode` for faster development iterations and testing.
 
 Drawbacks:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/serve/develop-and-deploy.md b/doc/source/serve/develop-and-deploy.md
index 2e2bf9d2541d..3062dea117bf 100644
--- a/doc/source/serve/develop-and-deploy.md
+++ b/doc/source/serve/develop-and-deploy.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The flow for developing a Ray Serve application locally and deploying it in prod
 
 * Converting a Machine Learning model into a Ray Serve application
 * Testing the application locally
+  * Use `serve.run` with the `_local_testing_mode` flag for unit testing your application logic. This allows for faster iterations by running deployments in-process.
 * Building Serve config files for production deployment
 * Deploying applications using a config file