diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 07e2f45196f..8ad547272fc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -418,6 +418,15 @@ COPY <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
     to have column privileges on the column(s) listed in the command.
    </para>
 
+   <para>
+    If row-level security is enabled for the table, the relevant 
+    <command>SELECT</command> policies will apply to <literal>COPY
+    <replaceable class="parameter">table</> TO</literal> statements.
+    Currently, <command>COPY FROM</command> is not supported for tables
+    with row-level security. Use equivalent <command>INSERT</command>
+    statements instead.
+   </para>
+
    <para>
     Files named in a <command>COPY</command> command are read or written
     directly by the server, not by the client application. Therefore,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index f1e60bb51b1..038a376f4a7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -702,6 +702,11 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
         to dump the parts of the contents of the table that they have access to.
        </para>
 
+       <para>
+        Note that if you use this option currently, you probably also want
+        the dump be in <command>INSERT</command> format, as the
+        <command>COPY FROM</command> during restore does not support row security.
+       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
index c9069193afc..ef5bab40d1d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
 
        <para>
         Note that this option currently also requires the dump be in <command>INSERT</command>
-        format, as <command>COPY TO</command> does not support row security.
+        format, as <command>COPY FROM</command> does not support row security.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>