diff --git a/docs/usage/security/guards.rst b/docs/usage/security/guards.rst
index 673906cac5..f32ab35de1 100644
--- a/docs/usage/security/guards.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/security/guards.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ As you can see in the above examples - ``guards`` is a list. This means you can
 Unlike ``dependencies`` , guards do not override each other but are rather *cumulative*. This means that you can define
 guards on different levels of your app, and they will combine.
 
+.. caution::
+
+    If guards are placed at the controller or the app level, they **will** be executed on all ``OPTIONS`` requests as well.
+    For more details, including a workaround, refer https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/issues/2314.
+
+
 The route handler "opt" key
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