diff --git a/source/reference/command/validate.txt b/source/reference/command/validate.txt
index cdd3dba2de0..71c88115c86 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/validate.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/validate.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ Definition
       The :dbcommand:`validate` command does not support :doc:`views
       </core/views>` and raises an error when run against a view.
 
+   The :method:`db.collection.validate()` method in
+   :binary:`~bin.mongosh` provides a wrapper around
+   :dbcommand:`validate`.
+
 Syntax
 ------
 
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ The command takes the following fields:
 Behavior
 --------
 
+Performance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 The :dbcommand:`validate` command can be slow, particularly on
 larger data sets.
 
@@ -105,6 +112,17 @@ until the operation finishes. When run on a secondary, the
 :dbcommand:`validate` operation can block all other operations on that
 secondary until it finishes.
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Due to the performance impact of validation, consider running
+   :dbcommand:`validate` only on :term:`secondary` replica set nodes.
+   You can use :method:`rs.stepDown()` to instruct the current
+   :term:`primary` node to become a secondary to avoid impacting a live
+   primary node.
+
+Data Throughput Metrics
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 .. include:: /includes/extracts/4.4-validate-data-throughput.rst
 
 Restrictions
diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt b/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt
index c96f46f42f4..d5dad529833 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ following optional document parameter with the fields:
 Behavior
 --------
 
+Performance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 The :method:`db.collection.validate()` method is potentially resource
-intensive and may impact the performance of your MongoDB instance.
+intensive and may impact the performance of your MongoDB instance,
+particularly on larger data sets.
 
 The :method:`db.collection.validate()` method obtains an exclusive lock
 on the collection. This will block all reads and writes on the
@@ -106,8 +110,16 @@ collection until the operation finishes. When run on a secondary, the
 operation can block all other operations on that secondary until it
 finishes.
 
-The :method:`db.collection.validate()` method can be slow, particularly
-on larger data sets.
+.. warning::
+
+   Due to the performance impact of validation, consider running
+   :method:`db.collection.validate()` only on :term:`secondary` replica
+   set nodes. You can use :method:`rs.stepDown()` to instruct the
+   current :term:`primary` node to become a secondary to avoid
+   impacting a live primary node.
+
+Data Throughput Metrics
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. include:: /includes/extracts/4.4-validate-data-throughput.rst