diff --git a/docs/pages/includes/start-teleport.mdx b/docs/pages/includes/start-teleport.mdx
index a74bbba483ef8..9c36efa1ef6ae 100644
--- a/docs/pages/includes/start-teleport.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/includes/start-teleport.mdx
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ $ sudo systemctl start teleport
 
 </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
+
+You can check the status of {{ service }} with `systemctl status teleport`
+and view its logs with `journalctl -fu teleport`.