diff --git a/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint-field.yaml b/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint-field.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..598b95bc6e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint-field.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+object:
+  name: configureFailPoint
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: false
+  type: field
+name: configureFailPoint
+type: string
+position: 1
+description: "The name of the failure point."
+---
+object:
+  name: configureFailPoint
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: false
+  type: field
+name: mode
+type:
+  - document
+  - string
+position: 2
+description: |
+  Controls the behavior of a failure point. The possible values are
+  ``alwaysOn``, ``off``, or a document in the form of ``{times: n}``
+  that specifies the number of times the failure point remains on
+  before it deactivates. The maximum value for the number is a
+  32-bit signed integer.
+---
+object:
+  name: configureFailPoint
+  type: dbcommand
+field:
+  optional: true
+  type: field
+name: data
+type: document
+position: 3
+description: |
+  Passes in additional data for use in configuring the fail point. For
+  example, to imitate a slow connection pass in a document that
+  contains a delay time.
+...
diff --git a/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint.txt b/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint.txt
index e9688aef6eb..7737d6eaa51 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/configureFailPoint.txt
@@ -4,19 +4,38 @@ configureFailPoint
 
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
+Definition
+----------
+
 .. dbcommand:: configureFailPoint
 
-   :dbcommand:`configureFailPoint` is an internal testing command that
-   configures failure points.
+   This is an internal testing command that onfigures a failure point
+   that you can turn on and off while MongoDB runs. To use this command,
+   :program:`mongod` must run with the :parameter:`enableTestCommands`
+   parameter enabled. You can enable the parameter from the command line
+   using the :option:`--setParameter <mongod --setParameter>` option:
+
+   .. code-block:: javascript
+
+      --setParameter enableTestCommands=1
+
+   Issue the :dbcommand:`configureFailPoint` command against the
+   :term:`admin database`. The command takes the following form:
+
+   .. code-block:: javascript
+
+      {configureFailPoint: "<failure_point>", mode: <behavior> }
+
+   The command contains the following fields:
+
+   .. include:: /reference/command/configureFailPoint-field.rst
 
-   :param string: Specifies the name of the failure point.
+Example
+-------
 
-   :param string mode: Controls behavior of failure point. Possible
-                       values are: ``alwaysOn`` and ``off``.
+   .. code-block:: javascript
 
-   :param mode: Specify a document ``{times: n}``
-                to control the number of times that MongoDB will
-                activate the failure point.
+      db.adminCommand( { configureFailPoint: "blocking_thread", mode: {times: 21} } )
 
    .. |dbcommand| replace:: :dbcommand:`configureFailPoint`
    .. include:: /includes/note-enabletestcommands.rst