diff --git a/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md b/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
index e607dbceeea..b83abcd36f7 100644
--- a/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
+++ b/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ For other distributions, follow the instructions in PostgreSQL's
 [download page](https://www.postgresql.org/download/) to add their repository
 and then install `pgloader`.
 
+If you are migrating to a Docker based installation, you will need to install
+pgloader within the container as it is not included in the container image.
+
+1. Start a shell session in the context of the running container:
+
+   ``` bash
+   docker exec -it gitlab bash
+   ```
+
+1. Install pgloader:
+    
+   ``` bash
+   apt-get update
+   apt-get -y install pgloader
+   ```
+
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