diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
index f43c89dad87..3d24812c66a 100644
--- a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
+++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ To change the address/port that Prometheus listens on:
     ```
 
     Replace `localhost:9090` with the address/port you want Prometheus to
-    listen on.
+    listen on. If you would like to allow access to Prometheus to hosts other
+    than `localhost`, leave out the host, or use `0.0.0.0` to allow public access:
+
+    ```ruby
+    prometheus['listen_address'] = ':9090'
+    # or
+    prometheus['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0:9090'
+    ```
 
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