diff --git a/source/includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst b/source/includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst
index a53beedc..ee355948 100644
--- a/source/includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst
+++ b/source/includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ For example:
    
    (&(objectclass=groupOfNames)(memberUid=%s))
 
+
+When providing an AD/LDAP group search filter, configure a filter that returns the minimum number of relevant groups for the purpose of supporting authentication.
+Filters that return large group assignments increase the size of associated calls and resources.
+Functions sensitive to large request or response bodies may exhibit unexpected behaviors as a result.
+
+
 .. end-minio-ad-ldap-group-search-filter
 
 .. start-minio-ad-ldap-group-search-base-dn
@@ -454,4 +460,4 @@ Defaults to off
 
 Specify a comment to associate to the external access management configuration.
 
-.. end-minio-access-management-plugin-comment
\ No newline at end of file
+.. end-minio-access-management-plugin-comment
diff --git a/source/operations/external-iam/configure-ad-ldap-external-identity-management.rst b/source/operations/external-iam/configure-ad-ldap-external-identity-management.rst
index 1ea0260e..ef890587 100644
--- a/source/operations/external-iam/configure-ad-ldap-external-identity-management.rst
+++ b/source/operations/external-iam/configure-ad-ldap-external-identity-management.rst
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ An AD/LDAP user with no assigned policy *and* with membership in groups with no
 
          For complete documentation on these variables, see :ref:`minio-server-envvar-external-identity-management-ad-ldap`
 
+   When providing an AD/LDAP group search filter, configure a filter that returns the minimum number of relevant groups for the purpose of supporting authentication.
+   Filters that return large group assignments increase the size of associated calls and resources.
+   Functions sensitive to large request or response bodies may exhibit unexpected behaviors as a result.
+
    2) Restart the MinIO Deployment
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/source/reference/minio-server/settings/iam/ldap.rst b/source/reference/minio-server/settings/iam/ldap.rst
index 550deab9..89cda804 100644
--- a/source/reference/minio-server/settings/iam/ldap.rst
+++ b/source/reference/minio-server/settings/iam/ldap.rst
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ Group Search Filter
 .. include:: /includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst
    :start-after: start-minio-ad-ldap-group-search-filter
    :end-before: end-minio-ad-ldap-group-search-filter
+
+When providing an AD/LDAP group search filter, configure a filter that returns the minimum number of relevant groups for the purpose of supporting authentication.
+Filters that return large group assignments increase the size of associated calls and resources.
+Functions sensitive to large request or response bodies may exhibit unexpected behaviors as a result.
+
          
 Group Search Base DN
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -398,4 +403,4 @@ Comment
 
 .. include:: /includes/common-minio-external-auth.rst
    :start-after: start-minio-ad-ldap-comment
-   :end-before: end-minio-ad-ldap-comment
\ No newline at end of file
+   :end-before: end-minio-ad-ldap-comment