diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/kerberos-realm.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/kerberos-realm.asciidoc
index 7f363551b7d..d3c7867110b 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/kerberos-realm.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/kerberos-realm.asciidoc
@@ -62,4 +62,11 @@ server. It contains an encrypted authenticator.
 [[kerberos-realm-configuration]]
 ==== Configuring a Kerberos realm
 
-include::configuring-kerberos-realm.asciidoc[]
\ No newline at end of file
+include::configuring-kerberos-realm.asciidoc[]
+
+[[kerberos-realm-kibana]]
+===== Configure Kibana for Kerberos
+
+If you want to use Kerberos to authenticate via your browser and {kib}, you
+need to enable the relevant authentication provider in {kib} configuration. See
+{kibana-ref}/kibana-authentication.html#kerberos[kerberos single sign-on]