diff --git a/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
index 7547dd74c5ecd..6aa0c6110277c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ node.
 ====== Maximum number of retries exceeded
 
 The following response contains an allocation explanation for an unassigned
-primary shard that has reached the maximum number of allocation retry attempts. 
+primary shard that has reached the maximum number of allocation retry attempts.
 
 [source,js]
 ----
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ primary shard that has reached the maximum number of allocation retry attempts.
 ----
 // NOTCONSOLE
 
-If decider message indicates a transient allocation issue, use 
-<<cluster-reroute,the cluster reroute API>> to retry allocation. 
+If decider message indicates a transient allocation issue, use
+the <<cluster-reroute,cluster reroute>> API to retry allocation.
 
+[[no-valid-shard-copy]]
 ====== No valid shard copy
 
 The following response contains an allocation explanation for an unassigned
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ queued to allocate but currently waiting on other queued shards.
 ----
 // NOTCONSOLE
 
-This is a transient message that might appear when a large amount of shards are allocating. 
+This is a transient message that might appear when a large amount of shards are allocating.
 
 ===== Assigned shard
 
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ cluster balance.
 ===== No arguments
 
 If you call the API with no arguments, {es} retrieves an allocation explanation
-for an arbitrary unassigned primary or replica shard, returning any unassigned primary shards first. 
+for an arbitrary unassigned primary or replica shard, returning any unassigned primary shards first.
 
 [source,console]
 ----
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/Explanations.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/Explanations.java
index 337c4bbd2a27b..80503a27ae1a6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/Explanations.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/Explanations.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public static final class Allocation {
         public static final String NO_COPIES = """
             Elasticsearch can't allocate this shard because there are no copies of its data in the cluster. Elasticsearch will allocate \
             this shard when a node holding a good copy of its data joins the cluster. If no such node is available, restore this index \
-            from a recent snapshot.""";
+            from a recent snapshot. For more information, see\s""" + org.elasticsearch.common.ReferenceDocs.ALLOCATION_EXPLAIN_NO_COPIES;
 
         public static final String DELAYED_WITH_ALTERNATIVE = """
             The node containing this shard copy recently left the cluster. Elasticsearch is waiting for it to return. If the node does not \
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/ReferenceDocs.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/ReferenceDocs.java
index b059113b4098c..ae8de474daf93 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/ReferenceDocs.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/ReferenceDocs.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public enum ReferenceDocs {
     X_OPAQUE_ID,
     FORMING_SINGLE_NODE_CLUSTERS,
     CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ERRORS,
+    ALLOCATION_EXPLAIN_NO_COPIES,
     // this comment keeps the ';' on the next line so every entry above has a trailing ',' which makes the diff for adding new links cleaner
     ;
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/common/reference-docs-links.txt b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/common/reference-docs-links.txt
index ab9a6b253be7a..b2a4c7992d1fe 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/common/reference-docs-links.txt
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/common/reference-docs-links.txt
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE                                             size-your-shards
 FLOOD_STAGE_WATERMARK                                           fix-watermark-errors.html
 X_OPAQUE_ID                                                     api-conventions.html#x-opaque-id
 FORMING_SINGLE_NODE_CLUSTERS                                    modules-discovery-bootstrap-cluster.html#modules-discovery-bootstrap-cluster-joining
-CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ERRORS                                          circuit-breaker-errors.html
\ No newline at end of file
+CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ERRORS                                          circuit-breaker-errors.html
+ALLOCATION_EXPLAIN_NO_COPIES                                    cluster-allocation-explain.html#no-valid-shard-copy