diff --git a/source/includes/fact-copydb-behavior.rst b/source/includes/fact-copydb-behavior.rst
index 4a09afeb888..1bc06236dd6 100644
--- a/source/includes/fact-copydb-behavior.rst
+++ b/source/includes/fact-copydb-behavior.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Be aware of the following properties of |copydb|:
 - |copydb| runs on the destination :program:`mongod`
   instance, i.e. the host receiving the copied data.
 
+- If the destination :program:`mongod` has authorization enforcement enabled,
+  |copydb| *must* be executed with the credentials of a user present in the *source*
+  database who has the privileges outlined in :ref:`copyDatabases-requiredAccess`.
+
 - |copydb| creates the target database if it does not exist.
 
 - |copydb| requires enough free disk space on the host
diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.copyDatabase.txt b/source/reference/method/db.copyDatabase.txt
index 7c43d9136d7..70bacde62cc 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.copyDatabase.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.copyDatabase.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Behavior
 
 .. include:: /includes/fact-copydb-behavior.rst
 
+.. _copyDatabases-requiredAccess:
+
 Required Access
 ---------------