diff --git a/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RestClient.java b/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RestClient.java
index 4e7cb41ca02..c004613f89b 100644
--- a/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RestClient.java
+++ b/client/rest/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/RestClient.java
@@ -912,7 +912,9 @@ public class RestClient implements Closeable {
             return e;
         }
         if (exception instanceof SSLHandshakeException) {
-            SSLHandshakeException e = new SSLHandshakeException(exception.getMessage());
+            SSLHandshakeException e = new SSLHandshakeException(
+                exception.getMessage() + "\nSee https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/clients/java-rest-high-level/ for troubleshooting."
+            );
             e.initCause(exception);
             return e;
         }