diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py b/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
index e48da0f2008829..3ab58899a96102 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import functools
 import inspect
 import itertools
+import sys
 import types
 import warnings
 import weakref
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ def print_stack(self, *, limit=None, file=None):
         to which the output is written; by default output is written
         to sys.stderr.
         """
+        if file is None:
+            file = sys.stderr
         return base_tasks._task_print_stack(self, limit, file)
 
     def cancel(self, msg=None):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-02-06-26-25.gh-issue-97725.icupGE.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-02-06-26-25.gh-issue-97725.icupGE.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8c19643a65e854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-02-06-26-25.gh-issue-97725.icupGE.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make :meth:`asyncio.Task.print_task` use ``sys.stderr`` by default, as documented.