diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/index.asciidoc
index cb3d8d4cc1fe..103462670a81 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/index.asciidoc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cases:
 * Disaster recovery in case a primary cluster fails. A secondary cluster can
   serve as a hot backup
 * Geo-proximity so that reads can be served locally
+* Prevent search load from interfering with indexing by offloading search to a secondary cluster
 
 This guide provides an overview of {ccr}: