diff --git a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/Abstractions/Query/QueryBase.cs b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/Abstractions/Query/QueryBase.cs
index 76d22ced999..9071bd23491 100644
--- a/src/Nest/QueryDsl/Abstractions/Query/QueryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/QueryDsl/Abstractions/Query/QueryBase.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ public interface IQuery
 		/// For example, a query with a boost of 2 is twice as important as a query with a boost of 1,
 		/// although the actual boost value that is applied undergoes normalization and internal optimization.
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Setting a boost for an <see cref="ISpanOrQuery"/> query will throw a parsing exception on the server.
+		/// </remarks>
 		[JsonProperty("boost")]
 		double? Boost { get; set; }