diff --git a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/appenders/network.adoc b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/appenders/network.adoc
index ef11d2dead0..425f87704e4 100644
--- a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/appenders/network.adoc
+++ b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/appenders/network.adoc
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-loggin
 The trust store is meant to contain the CA certificates you are willing to trust when a remote party presents its certificate.
 It determines whether the remote authentication credentials (and thus the connection) should be trusted.
 
+include::partial$manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc[]
+
 [#TrustStoreConfiguration-attributes]
 .`TrustStore` configuration attributes
 [cols="1m,1,1,5"]
diff --git a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/systemproperties/properties-transport-security.adoc b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/systemproperties/properties-transport-security.adoc
index 3c662698c95..de4d7d0f6be 100644
--- a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/systemproperties/properties-transport-security.adoc
+++ b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/systemproperties/properties-transport-security.adoc
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ The username used in HTTP Basic authentication.
 
 The location of the trust store.
 
+include::partial$manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc[]
+
 [id=log4j2.trustStorePassword]
 == `log4j2.trustStorePassword`
 
diff --git a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc375589db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/partials/manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
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+
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+Log4j Core typically does not communicate with external organizations; therefore, the default trust store provided by the Java Runtime Environment is often not appropriate.
+
+When configuring a trust store for Log4j Core, follow established best practices. For example,
+https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/52/r2/final[NIST SP 800-52 Rev. 2] (§4.5.2) recommends using a trust store that contains only the CA certificates required for the intended communication scope, such as a private or enterprise CA. This reduces exposure to unintended or compromised CA certificates included in the default trust store.
+====