diff --git a/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc b/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
index b28abe7c948..8c23761b70f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/upgrade.asciidoc
@@ -10,6 +10,49 @@ process so upgrading does not interrupt service. Rolling upgrades are supported:
 * From 5.6 to 6.8
 * From 6.8 to {version}
 
+
+The following table shows the recommended upgrade paths to {version}.
+
+[cols="<1m,3",options="header",]
+|====
+|Upgrade from   
+|Recommended upgrade path  to {version}
+
+|7.0–7.3
+|<<rolling-upgrades,Rolling upgrade>> to {version}
+
+|6.8
+|<<rolling-upgrades,Rolling upgrade>> to {version}
+
+|6.0–6.7
+a|
+
+. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.8/rolling-upgrades.html[Rolling upgrade] to 6.8
+. <<rolling-upgrades,Rolling upgrade>> to {version}
+
+|5.6
+a|
+
+. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.8/rolling-upgrades.html[Rolling upgrade] to 6.8
+. <<rolling-upgrades,Rolling upgrade>> to {version}
+
+|5.0–5.5
+a|
+
+. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/rolling-upgrades.html[Rolling upgrade] to 5.6
+. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.8/rolling-upgrades.html[Rolling upgrade] to 6.8
+. <<rolling-upgrades,Rolling upgrade>> to {version}
+|====
+
+
+[WARNING]
+====
+The following upgrade paths are *not* supported:
+
+* 6.8 to 7.0.
+* 6.7 to 7.1.–{version}.
+====
+
 {es} can read indices created in the previous major version. If you
 have indices created in 5.x or before, you must reindex or delete them
 before upgrading to {version}. {es} nodes will fail to start if