diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
index 1b465bc8ba7..bbdd20571d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
@@ -1959,6 +1959,12 @@ postgres=# SELECT '0/0'::pg_lsn + pd.segment_number * ps.setting::int + :offset
       <command>VACUUM</command> or <command>ANALYZE</command>) and should be
       considered temporary.
      </para>
+     <para>
+      Manually restored statistics do not guarantee that the same query plans
+      will be generated as in the source environment, since factors such as
+      relation sizes, index OIDs, and configuration parameters may affect
+      planner behavior.
+     </para>
     </warning>
    </para>