diff --git a/source/includes/example-clone-collection-text.rst b/source/includes/example-clone-collection-text.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ce0f05e3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/includes/example-clone-collection-text.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This operation copies the ``profiles`` collection from the ``users``
+database on the server at ``mongodb.example.net``. The operation only
+copies documents that satisfy the query ``{ 'active' : true }``.
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diff --git a/source/includes/example-clone-collection.rst b/source/includes/example-clone-collection.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..595928bbb08
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+++ b/source/includes/example-clone-collection.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+   db.runCommand( { cloneCollection: "users.profiles",
+                    from: "mongodb.example.net:27017",
+                    query: { 'active' : true } 
+                  } )
+
+.. include:: /includes/example-clone-collection-text.rst
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diff --git a/source/includes/extracts-cloneCollection.yaml b/source/includes/extracts-cloneCollection.yaml
index a50abaa6adc..99753665fdb 100644
--- a/source/includes/extracts-cloneCollection.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/extracts-cloneCollection.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ ref: _cloneCollection-behavior
 content: |
    :program:`mongos` does not support {{cloneCollection}}.
 
+   {{cloneCollection}} cannot be used if the `from` server has
+   :doc:`authorization </core/authorization>` enabled.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.0
 
       If the given :term:`namespace` already exists in the destination
diff --git a/source/reference/command/cloneCollection.txt b/source/reference/command/cloneCollection.txt
index 94b35f13fe8..82e5304f135 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/cloneCollection.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/cloneCollection.txt
@@ -40,12 +40,4 @@ Behavior
 Example
 -------
 
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   { cloneCollection: "users.profiles",
-     from: "mongodb.example.net:27017",
-     query: { active: true } }
-
-This operation copies the ``profiles`` collection from the ``users``
-database on the server at ``mongodb.example.net``. The operation only
-copies documents that satisfy the query ``{ active: true }``.
+.. include:: /includes/example-clone-collection.rst
diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.cloneCollection.txt b/source/reference/method/db.cloneCollection.txt
index b99f98235b2..e7715a1c45e 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.cloneCollection.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.cloneCollection.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ Behavior
 --------
 
 .. include:: /includes/extracts/cloneCollection-behavior-method.rst
+
+Example
+-------
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+  db.cloneCollection('mongodb.example.net:27017', 'users.profile',
+                      { 'active' : true } )
+
+.. include:: /includes/example-clone-collection-text.rst