diff --git a/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
index cb454874276ab..0045162ed41b6 100644
--- a/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 ++++
 
 You do not need to configure any settings to use APM. It is enabled by default.
+If you'd like to change any of the default values,
+copy and paste the relevant settings below into your `kibana.yml` configuration file.
 
 [float]
 [[general-apm-settings-kb]]