diff --git a/source/_docs/mqtt/broker.markdown b/source/_docs/mqtt/broker.markdown
index cfff837d8ea..2fd03ed181b 100644
--- a/source/_docs/mqtt/broker.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/mqtt/broker.markdown
@@ -173,4 +173,7 @@ mqtt:
 <p class='note'>
 Home Assistant will automatically load the correct certificate if you connect to an encrypted channel of CloudMQTT (port range 20000-30000).
 </p>
+<p class='note'>
+If you experience an error message like `Failed to connect due to exception: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed`, then add `certificate: auto` to your broker configuration and restart Home Assistant.
+</p>