diff --git a/source/reference/command/validate.txt b/source/reference/command/validate.txt
index 80c007f255e..abed2dc758c 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/validate.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/validate.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ Definition
 Behavior
 --------
 
+Performance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 The :dbcommand:`validate` command can be slow, particularly on
 larger data sets.
 
@@ -80,6 +83,19 @@ 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 d0feceb3d6a..758c9e2408c 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.collection.validate.txt
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ Description
 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
@@ -79,8 +83,16 @@ 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
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
 Examples