diff --git a/presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/troubleshoot/query.rst b/presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/troubleshoot/query.rst
index 3232454d8697d..af51240d6b040 100644
--- a/presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/troubleshoot/query.rst
+++ b/presto-docs/src/main/sphinx/troubleshoot/query.rst
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ Edit ``config.properties`` for the Presto coordinator, and set the value of the
 
     http-server.max-request-header-size=5MB
 
-See :ref:`admin/properties:\`\`http-server.max-request-header-size\`\``. 
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+See :ref:`admin/properties:\`\`http-server.max-request-header-size\`\``.
+
+Alternatively, avoid using prepared statements for large queries. Prepared statements
+place the SQL template in request headers, which can exceed the header size limit. 
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