1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser.cpp
index 461f82fc736..3b0c14e6e84 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ StatusWithMatchExpression parseText(StringData name,
                                     const ExtensionsCallback* extensionsCallback,
                                     MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
                                     DocumentParseLevel currentLevel) {
+    if (currentLevel == DocumentParseLevel::kUserSubDocument) {
+        return {
+            Status(ErrorCodes::BadValue, "$text can only be applied to the top-level document")};
+    }
+
     if ((allowedFeatures & MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatures::kText) == 0u) {
         return {Status(ErrorCodes::BadValue, "$text is not allowed in this context")};
     }