diff --git a/source/write/bulk-write.txt b/source/write/bulk-write.txt
index 0e20d3d1..56ca1645 100644
--- a/source/write/bulk-write.txt
+++ b/source/write/bulk-write.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ The following example creates an instance of ``InsertOne``:
 
 To insert multiple documents, create an instance of ``InsertOne`` for each document.
 
+.. note::
+
+   You must specify a value for the ``_id`` field for each document you insert. If you don't,
+   the driver throws a ``DuplicateKeyError``.
+
 Update Operations
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~