diff --git a/docs/source/api.rst b/docs/source/api.rst
index 19122c40f..927885560 100644
--- a/docs/source/api.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api.rst
@@ -318,7 +318,12 @@ This setting does not have any effect if ``encrypted`` is set to ``False``.
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 Specify a custom SSL context to use for wrapping connections.
 
-If give, ``encrypted`` and ``trusted_certificates`` have no effect.
+If given, ``encrypted`` and ``trusted_certificates`` have no effect.
+
+.. warning::
+    This option may compromise your application's security if used improperly.
+
+    Its usage is strongly discouraged and comes without any guarantees.
 
 :Type: :class:`ssl.SSLContext` or :const:`None`
 :Default: :const:`None`