diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 91cb32a1b9816f..b4be4e2d51bdcf 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -3773,6 +3773,8 @@ using the given `algorithm`. Optional `options` argument controls stream
 behavior. For XOF hash functions such as `'shake256'`, the `outputLength` option
 can be used to specify the desired output length in bytes.
 
+When the data is small (< 5MB) and readily available, [`crypto.hash()`][] is usually faster.
+
 The `algorithm` is dependent on the available algorithms supported by the
 version of OpenSSL on the platform. Examples are `'sha256'`, `'sha512'`, etc.
 On recent releases of OpenSSL, `openssl list -digest-algorithms` will
@@ -6935,6 +6937,7 @@ See the [list of SSL OP Flags][] for details.
 [`crypto.getCurves()`]: #cryptogetcurves
 [`crypto.getDiffieHellman()`]: #cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname
 [`crypto.getHashes()`]: #cryptogethashes
+[`crypto.hash()`]: #cryptohashalgorithm-data-options
 [`crypto.privateDecrypt()`]: #cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer
 [`crypto.privateEncrypt()`]: #cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer
 [`crypto.publicDecrypt()`]: #cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer