diff --git a/docs/how-to/enforce-permissions/user-permissions.mdx b/docs/how-to/enforce-permissions/user-permissions.mdx
index dea38f6c..9cfe8bb8 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/enforce-permissions/user-permissions.mdx
+++ b/docs/how-to/enforce-permissions/user-permissions.mdx
@@ -160,7 +160,38 @@ UserPermissions permissions = permit.getUserPermissions(
 );
 
 ```
-</TabItem>
 
+##  Get user permissions directly from opa
+
+:::info Note
+This feature is not supported when using FactDB and should not be used with FactDB enabled on the PDP
+:::
+
+:::info Info
+When experiencing high load, it may be more efficient to call the OPA engine directly from the SDK.
+Please note that to enable this, you will need to expose the OPA port (8181).
+:::
+
+```java
+import io.permit.sdk.Permit;
+import io.permit.sdk.PermitConfig;
+import io.permit.sdk.enforcement.*;
+import io.permit.sdk.util.Context;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+
+Permit permit = new Permit(
+    new PermitConfig.Builder("[YOUR_API_KEY]").build()
+);
+
+UserPermissions permissions = permit.getUserPermissionsFromOPA(
+	new GetUserPermissionsQuery(
+		User.fromString("john@doe.com")
+	)
+);
+
+```	
+</TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
+