diff --git a/source/core/sharded-clusters.txt b/source/core/sharded-clusters.txt
index 84d0fcef0fb..4d5f491b81d 100644
--- a/source/core/sharded-clusters.txt
+++ b/source/core/sharded-clusters.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ If you shard an empty collection using a hashed
 shard key, MongoDB will automatically create and migrate chunks so
 that each shard has two chunks.  You can control how many chunks
 MongoDB will create with the ``numInitialChunks`` parameter to
-:dbcommand:`shardCollection`.
+:dbcommand:`shardCollection`. Additionally, you can manually create
+chunks on the empty collection using the :dbcommand:`split` command.
 
 To shard a collection using a hashed shard key, see
 :doc:`/tutorial/shard-collection-with-a-hashed-shard-key`.