diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/index-templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/index-templates.asciidoc
index aceaddb3d665..f758c82ddf6e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/index-templates.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/index-templates.asciidoc
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ applying the templates, do one or more of the following:
 
 - To disable all built-in index and component templates, set
 <<stack-templates-enabled,`stack.templates.enabled`>> to `false` using the
-<<cluster-update-settings,cluster update settings API>>.
+<<cluster-update-settings,cluster update settings API>>. Note, however, that this is not
+recommended, see the <<stack-templates-enabled,setting documentation>> for more information.
 
 - Use a non-overlapping index pattern.
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/indices/index_management.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/indices/index_management.asciidoc
index 7aea86bd5ac7..bc5b0b76a377 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/indices/index_management.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/indices/index_management.asciidoc
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ If `true`, enables built-in index and component templates.
 streams. If `false`, {es} disables these index and component templates. Defaults
 to `true`.
 
+NOTE: It is not recommended to disable the built-in stack templates, as some functionality of {es}
+or Kibana will not work correctly when disabled. Features like log and metric collection, as well as
+Kibana reporting, may malfunction without the built-in stack templates. Stack templates should only
+be disabled temporarily, if necessary, to resolve upgrade issues, then re-enabled after any issues
+have been resolved.
+
 This setting affects the following built-in index templates:
 
 include::{es-ref-dir}/indices/index-templates.asciidoc[tag=built-in-index-template-patterns]
@@ -142,4 +148,4 @@ and certificate forgery.
 One of `full` (verify the hostname and the certificate path), `certificate`
 (verify the certificate path, but not the hostname) or `none` (perform no
 verification - this is strongly discouraged in production environments).
-Defaults to `full`.
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+Defaults to `full`.