diff --git a/app/vmagent/README.md b/app/vmagent/README.md
index b7123d957..d9663e830 100644
--- a/app/vmagent/README.md
+++ b/app/vmagent/README.md
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ Both limits can be set simultaneously. If any of these limits is reached, then s
 
 These limits are approximate, so `vmagent` can underflow/overflow the limit by a small percentage (usually less than 1%).
 
+See also [cardinality explorer docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#cardinality-explorer).
+
 ## Monitoring
 
 `vmagent` exports various metrics in Prometheus exposition format at `http://vmagent-host:8429/metrics` page. We recommend setting up regular scraping of this page
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index dc351320d..090d1eddd 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ VictoriaMetrics provides an ability to explore time series cardinality at `cardi
 - To identify values with the highest number of series for the selected label (aka `focusLabel`).
 - To identify label=name pairs with the highest number of series.
 - To identify labels with the highest number of unique values.
+  Note that [cluster version of VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.html)
+  may show lower than expected number of unique label values for labels with small number of unique values.
+  This is because of [implementation limits](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/5a6e617b5e41c9170e7c562aecd15ee0c901d489/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go#L1039-L1045).
 
 By default cardinality explorer analyzes time series for the current date. It provides the ability to select different day at the top right corner.
 By default all the time series for the selected date are analyzed. It is possible to narrow down the analysis to series
@@ -1622,7 +1625,8 @@ The exceeded limits can be [monitored](#monitoring) with the following metrics:
 
 These limits are approximate, so VictoriaMetrics can underflow/overflow the limit by a small percentage (usually less than 1%).
 
-See also more advanced [cardinality limiter in vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html#cardinality-limiter).
+See also more advanced [cardinality limiter in vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html#cardinality-limiter)
+and [cardinality explorer docs](#cardinality-explorer).
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md
index 0af953557..395fb297d 100644
--- a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md
+++ b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ VictoriaMetrics provides an ability to explore time series cardinality at `cardi
 - To identify values with the highest number of series for the selected label (aka `focusLabel`).
 - To identify label=name pairs with the highest number of series.
 - To identify labels with the highest number of unique values.
+  Note that [cluster version of VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/Cluster-VictoriaMetrics.html)
+  may show lower than expected number of unique label values for labels with small number of unique values.
+  This is because of [implementation limits](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/5a6e617b5e41c9170e7c562aecd15ee0c901d489/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go#L1039-L1045).
 
 By default cardinality explorer analyzes time series for the current date. It provides the ability to select different day at the top right corner.
 By default all the time series for the selected date are analyzed. It is possible to narrow down the analysis to series
@@ -1626,7 +1629,8 @@ The exceeded limits can be [monitored](#monitoring) with the following metrics:
 
 These limits are approximate, so VictoriaMetrics can underflow/overflow the limit by a small percentage (usually less than 1%).
 
-See also more advanced [cardinality limiter in vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html#cardinality-limiter).
+See also more advanced [cardinality limiter in vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent.html#cardinality-limiter)
+and [cardinality explorer docs](#cardinality-explorer).
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/docs/vmagent.md b/docs/vmagent.md
index 00aed3f58..c92dcb0ec 100644
--- a/docs/vmagent.md
+++ b/docs/vmagent.md
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ Both limits can be set simultaneously. If any of these limits is reached, then s
 
 These limits are approximate, so `vmagent` can underflow/overflow the limit by a small percentage (usually less than 1%).
 
+See also [cardinality explorer docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#cardinality-explorer).
+
 ## Monitoring
 
 `vmagent` exports various metrics in Prometheus exposition format at `http://vmagent-host:8429/metrics` page. We recommend setting up regular scraping of this page