diff --git a/docs/ref/validators.txt b/docs/ref/validators.txt
index 8323b55909..ecb0daa96f 100644
--- a/docs/ref/validators.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/validators.txt
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ to, or in lieu of custom ``field.clean()`` methods.
 
         .. _valid URI schemes: https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xhtml
 
+        .. warning::
+
+            Values starting with ``file:///`` will not pass validation even
+            when the ``file`` scheme is provided. Valid values must contain a
+            host.
+
     .. attribute:: max_length
 
         .. versionadded:: 3.2.20