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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 1c25ded436d..17ef25b5f6a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -2388,7 +2388,11 @@ include 'filename'
processes). The default is zero, meaning replication is
disabled. WAL sender processes count towards the total number
of connections, so the parameter cannot be set higher than
- <xref linkend="guc-max-connections">. This parameter can only
+ <xref linkend="guc-max-connections">. Abrupt streaming client
+ disconnection might cause an orphaned connection slot until
+ a timeout is reached, so this parameter should be set slightly
+ higher than the maximum number of expected clients so disconnected
+ clients can immediately reconnect. This parameter can only
be set at server start. <varname>wal_level</> must be set to
<literal>archive</> or higher to allow connections from standby
servers.