diff --git a/docs/settings/reporting-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/reporting-settings.asciidoc
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--- a/docs/settings/reporting-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/reporting-settings.asciidoc
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ The maximum {byte-units}[byte size] of a CSV file before being truncated. This s
 exports from causing performance and storage issues. Can be specified as a number of bytes. Defaults to `250mb`.
 
 `xpack.reporting.csv.scroll.size`::
-Number of documents retrieved from {es} for each scroll iteration during a CSV export. Defaults to `500`.
+Number of documents retrieved from {es} for each scroll iteration during a CSV export. The maximum value is `10000`. Defaults to `500`.
 [NOTE]
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 You may need to lower this setting if the default number of documents creates a strain on network resources.