diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
index 695fdf09a87ce7105bacb761a70ba3cdac01201b..f43c89dad87b937af782fdb8c34ed7a673f7d550 100644
--- a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
+++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ Sample Prometheus queries:
 ## Configuring Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes
 
 > Introduced in GitLab 9.0.
+> Pod monitoring introduced in GitLab 9.4.
 
-If your GitLab server is running within Kubernetes, Prometheus will collect metrics from the Nodes in the cluster including performance data on each container. This is particularly helpful if your CI/CD environments run in the same cluster, as you can use the [Prometheus project integration][] to monitor them.
+If your GitLab server is running within Kubernetes, Prometheus will collect metrics from the Nodes and [annotated Pods](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/configuration/#<kubernetes_sd_config>) in the cluster, including performance data on each container. This is particularly helpful if your CI/CD environments run in the same cluster, as you can use the [Prometheus project integration][] to monitor them.
 
 To disable the monitoring of Kubernetes:
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
index 86ceb14b9653de2bec58a76d080ea3c6f4960e77..4ccc13b16ab96dd55419b3a712caacb411e9ce90 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Prometheus server up and running. You have two options here:
 ### Configuring Omnibus GitLab Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes
 
 With Omnibus GitLab running inside of Kubernetes, you can leverage the bundled
-version of Prometheus to collect the required metrics.
+version of Prometheus to collect the supported metrics. Once enabled, Prometheus will automatically begin monitoring Kubernetes Nodes and any [annotated Pods](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/configuration/#<kubernetes_sd_config>). 
 
 1. Read how to configure the bundled Prometheus server in the
    [Administration guide][gitlab-prometheus-k8s-monitor].