diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/components/restore_snapshot_form/steps/step_settings.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/components/restore_snapshot_form/steps/step_settings.tsx
index 49adf302e735d..6933c47a10ec4 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/components/restore_snapshot_form/steps/step_settings.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/components/restore_snapshot_form/steps/step_settings.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   EuiSpacer,
   EuiSwitch,
   EuiTitle,
+  EuiLink,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { RestoreSettings } from '../../../../../common/types';
 import { REMOVE_INDEX_SETTINGS_SUGGESTIONS } from '../../../constants';
@@ -57,6 +58,16 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotStepSettings: React.FunctionComponent<StepProps> = (
     }))
   );
 
+  // Index settings doc link
+  const indexSettingsDocLink = (
+    <EuiLink href={documentationLinksService.getIndexSettingsUrl()} target="_blank">
+      <FormattedMessage
+        id="xpack.snapshotRestore.restoreForm.stepSettings.indexSettingsDocLinkText"
+        defaultMessage="Learn more."
+      />
+    </EuiLink>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="snapshotRestore__restoreForm__stepSettings">
       {/* Step title and doc link */}
@@ -104,7 +115,10 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotStepSettings: React.FunctionComponent<StepProps> = (
         description={
           <FormattedMessage
             id="xpack.snapshotRestore.restoreForm.stepSettings.indexSettingsDescription"
-            defaultMessage="Overrides index settings during restore."
+            defaultMessage="Overrides index settings during restore. {docLink}"
+            values={{
+              docLink: indexSettingsDocLink,
+            }}
           />
         }
         idAria="stepSettingsIndexSettingsDescription"
@@ -215,7 +229,10 @@ export const RestoreSnapshotStepSettings: React.FunctionComponent<StepProps> = (
         description={
           <FormattedMessage
             id="xpack.snapshotRestore.restoreForm.stepSettings.ignoreIndexSettingsDescription"
-            defaultMessage="Resets selected settings to default during restore. "
+            defaultMessage="Resets selected settings to default during restore. {docLink}"
+            values={{
+              docLink: indexSettingsDocLink,
+            }}
           />
         }
         idAria="stepSettingsIgnoreIndexSettingsDescription"
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/services/documentation/documentation_links.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/services/documentation/documentation_links.ts
index 8bc0934dae017..324f4d026c0b9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/services/documentation/documentation_links.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/snapshot_restore/public/app/services/documentation/documentation_links.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class DocumentationLinksService {
   public getRestoreIndexSettingsUrl() {
     return `${this.esDocBasePath}/modules-snapshots.html#_changing_index_settings_during_restore`;
   }
+
+  public getIndexSettingsUrl() {
+    return `${this.esDocBasePath}/index-modules.html`;
+  }
 }
 
 export const documentationLinksService = new DocumentationLinksService();