diff --git a/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/EntityTypeBuilder.cs b/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/EntityTypeBuilder.cs
index efd2c13823d..34f8ac2677a 100644
--- a/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/EntityTypeBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/EntityTypeBuilder.cs
@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ public virtual EntityTypeBuilder ComplexCollection(Type propertyType, string pro
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="navigationName">The name of the navigation property to be configured.</param>
     /// <returns>An object that can be used to configure the navigation property.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+    ///     Navigation properties must first be added to the entity type using methods like HasOne, HasMany,
+    ///     or OwnsOne/OwnsMany before they can be configured with this method.
+    /// </remarks>
     public virtual NavigationBuilder Navigation(string navigationName)
         => new(Builder.Navigation(Check.NotEmpty(navigationName, nameof(navigationName))));
 
diff --git a/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/OwnedNavigationBuilder.cs b/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/OwnedNavigationBuilder.cs
index 6ddaacdea7e..20ffeeaa2af 100644
--- a/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/OwnedNavigationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore/Metadata/Builders/OwnedNavigationBuilder.cs
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ public virtual PropertyBuilder IndexerProperty(
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="navigationName">The name of the navigation property to be configured.</param>
     /// <returns>An object that can be used to configure the navigation property.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+    ///     Navigation properties must first be added to the entity type using methods like HasOne, WithOwner,
+    ///     or OwnsOne/OwnsMany before they can be configured with this method.
+    /// </remarks>
     public virtual NavigationBuilder Navigation(string navigationName)
         => new(
             DependentEntityType.Builder.Navigation(
diff --git a/src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.resx b/src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.resx
index 93f0363df2c..441726f0347 100644
--- a/src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.resx
+++ b/src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.resx
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <root>
-  <!-- 
-    Microsoft ResX Schema 
-    
+  <!--
+    Microsoft ResX Schema
+
     Version 2.0
-    
-    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format 
-    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the 
-    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes 
+
+    The primary goals of this format is to allow a simple XML format
+    that is mostly human readable. The generation and parsing of the
+    various data types are done through the TypeConverter classes
     associated with the data types.
-    
+
     Example:
-    
+
     ... ado.net/XML headers & schema ...
     <resheader name="resmimetype">text/microsoft-resx</resheader>
     <resheader name="version">2.0</resheader>
@@ -26,36 +26,36 @@
         <value>[base64 mime encoded string representing a byte array form of the .NET Framework object]</value>
         <comment>This is a comment</comment>
     </data>
-                
-    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple 
+
+    There are any number of "resheader" rows that contain simple
     name/value pairs.
-    
-    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a 
-    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support 
-    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture. 
-    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the 
+
+    Each data row contains a name, and value. The row also contains a
+    type or mimetype. Type corresponds to a .NET class that support
+    text/value conversion through the TypeConverter architecture.
+    Classes that don't support this are serialized and stored with the
     mimetype set.
-    
-    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the 
-    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not 
+
+    The mimetype is used for serialized objects, and tells the
+    ResXResourceReader how to depersist the object. This is currently not
     extensible. For a given mimetype the value must be set accordingly:
-    
-    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format 
-    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can 
+
+    Note - application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64 is the format
+    that the ResXResourceWriter will generate, however the reader can
     read any of the formats listed below.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.binary.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
-    
+
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.soap.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized with 
+    value   : The object must be serialized with
             : System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
 
     mimetype: application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64
-    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array 
+    value   : The object must be serialized into a byte array
             : using a System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
             : and then encoded with base64 encoding.
     -->
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
     <value>Unable to create an instance of entity type '{entityType}' because it is abstract. Consider making make it non-abstract or mapping at least one derived type.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="CanOnlyConfigureExistingNavigations" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Navigation '{1_entityType}.{0_navigationName}' was not found. Please add the navigation to the entity type before configuring it.</value>
+    <value>Navigation '{1_entityType}.{0_navigationName}' was not found. Please add the navigation to the entity type using HasOne, HasMany, or OwnsOne/OwnsMany methods before configuring it.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ChangeTrackingInterfaceMissing" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The entity type '{entityType}' is configured to use the '{changeTrackingStrategy}' change tracking strategy, but does not implement the required '{notificationInterface}' interface. Implement '{notificationInterface}' on '{entityType}' or use a different change tracking strategy.</value>