diff --git a/docs/root/configuration/http/http_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst b/docs/root/configuration/http/http_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
index dd5465b06dba8..78bbc806a78ef 100644
--- a/docs/root/configuration/http/http_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
+++ b/docs/root/configuration/http/http_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ If the local rate limit token bucket is checked, and there are no token availabl
 :ref:`x-envoy-ratelimited<config_http_filters_router_x-envoy-ratelimited>` header. Additional response
 headers may be configured.
 
+.. note::
+  The token bucket is shared across all workers, thus the rate limits are applied per Envoy process.
+
 Example configuration
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/root/configuration/listeners/network_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst b/docs/root/configuration/listeners/network_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
index 4ab02eb7145a9..c1fa26f7c0d1f 100644
--- a/docs/root/configuration/listeners/network_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
+++ b/docs/root/configuration/listeners/network_filters/local_rate_limit_filter.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Local rate limit
   <envoy_v3_api_msg_extensions.filters.network.local_ratelimit.v3.LocalRateLimit>`
 * This filter should be configured with the name *envoy.filters.network.local_ratelimit*.
 
+.. note::
+  The token bucket is shared across all workers, thus the rate limits are applied per Envoy process.
+
 .. note::
   Global rate limiting is also supported via the :ref:`global rate limit filter
   <config_network_filters_rate_limit>`.