diff --git a/libbeat/docs/dashboardsconfig.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/dashboardsconfig.asciidoc
index 7bed3d256f8..d720d7e8f7e 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/dashboardsconfig.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/dashboardsconfig.asciidoc
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ You can specify the following options in the `setup.dashboards` section of the
 If this option is set to true, {beatname_uc} loads the sample Kibana dashboards
 from the local `kibana` directory in the home path of the {beatname_uc} installation.
 
+NOTE: {beatname_uc} loads dashboards on startup if either `enabled` is set to `true`
+or the `setup.dashboards` section is included in the configuration.
+
 NOTE: When dashboard loading is enabled, {beatname_uc} overwrites any existing
 dashboards that match the names of the dashboards you are loading. This happens
 every time {beatname_uc} starts.