diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-pause-follow.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-pause-follow.asciidoc
index 459f13c8a31c..e330701aaf39 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-pause-follow.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-pause-follow.asciidoc
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ POST /<follower_index>/_ccr/pause_follow
 `follower_index` (required)::
   (string) the name of the follower index
 
+
+==== Authorization
+
+If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have `manage_ccr` cluster
+privileges on the cluster that contains the follower index. For more information,
+see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges].
+
+
 ==== Example
 
 This example pauses a follower index named `follower_index`:
diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-resume-follow.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-resume-follow.asciidoc
index 2595d4e0a197..55da1b0cbd4c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-resume-follow.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/post-resume-follow.asciidoc
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ POST /<follower_index>/_ccr/resume_follow
 ==== Request Body
 include::../follow-request-body.asciidoc[]
 
+==== Authorization
+
+If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have `write` and `monitor`
+index privileges for the follower index. You must have `read` and `monitor`
+index privileges for the leader index. You must also have `manage_ccr` cluster
+privileges on the cluster that contains the follower index. For more information,
+see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges].
+
 ==== Example
 
 This example resumes a follower index named `follower_index`:
diff --git a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/put-follow.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/put-follow.asciidoc
index 9e6106a6a774..6386a2b09a5f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/put-follow.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ccr/apis/follow/put-follow.asciidoc
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ PUT /<follower_index>/_ccr/follow
 
 include::../follow-request-body.asciidoc[]
 
+==== Authorization
+
+If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have `write`, `monitor`,
+and `manage_follow_index` index privileges for the follower index. You must have
+`read` and `monitor` index privileges for the leader index. You must also have
+`manage_ccr` cluster privileges on the cluster that contains the follower index.
+For more information, see
+{stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges].
+
 ==== Example
 
 This example creates a follower index named `follower_index`: