diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
index e11e7cf52d6..bd6273535af 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
@@ -191,3 +191,5 @@ added if it matches an index. Here is a sample of the mentioned file:
     }
 }
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+
+*Please note that templates added this way will not appear in the `/_template/*` API request.*