diff --git a/docs/overlays/elasticsearch-shared-overlays.yaml b/docs/overlays/elasticsearch-shared-overlays.yaml
index c40344adb0..2b30628ea3 100644
--- a/docs/overlays/elasticsearch-shared-overlays.yaml
+++ b/docs/overlays/elasticsearch-shared-overlays.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ actions:
             Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations for syncing content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure.
             
             This API provides an alternative to relying solely on Kibana UI for connector and sync job management. The API comes with a set of validations and assertions to ensure that the state representation in the internal index remains valid.
+
+            This API requires the `manage_connector` privilege or, for read-only endpoints, the `monitor_connector` privilege.
           externalDocs:
             url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/es-connectors-tutorial-api.html
             description: Check out the connector API tutorial