diff --git a/docs/monitoring/configuring-monitoring.asciidoc b/docs/monitoring/configuring-monitoring.asciidoc
index 9c35affc24ce..bcc98f279bc6 100644
--- a/docs/monitoring/configuring-monitoring.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/monitoring/configuring-monitoring.asciidoc
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@
 <titleabbrev>Configuring monitoring</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
-If you enable the Elastic {monitor-features} in your cluster, you can 
-optionally collect metrics about {kib}:
+If you enable the {monitor-features} in your cluster, there are two methods to 
+collect metrics about {kib}:
 
 * <<monitoring-kibana>>
 * <<monitoring-metricbeat>>
 
-
-You can also use {kib} to visualize 
-monitoring data from across the {stack}:
-
-* <<monitoring-data>>
+You can also use {kib} to 
+<<monitoring-data,visualize monitoring data from across the {stack}>>.
 
 To learn about monitoring in general, see 
 {stack-ov}/xpack-monitoring.html[Monitoring the {stack}]. 
diff --git a/docs/monitoring/index.asciidoc b/docs/monitoring/index.asciidoc
index f60bb5c36f02..6e4f79706346 100644
--- a/docs/monitoring/index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/monitoring/index.asciidoc
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ The {kib} {monitor-features} serve two separate purposes:
 
 . To visualize monitoring data from across the {stack}. You can view health and 
 performance data for {es}, {ls}, and Beats in real time, as well as analyze past 
-performance. For more information, see 
-{stack-ov}/xpack-monitoring.html[Monitoring the {stack}].
-
+performance. 
 . To monitor {kib} itself and route that data to the monitoring cluster.
 
 If you enable monitoring across the {stack}, each {es} node, {ls} node, {kib} 
@@ -22,6 +20,9 @@ or instance starts.
 NOTE: Watcher must be enabled to view cluster alerts. If you have a Basic
 license, Top Cluster Alerts are not displayed.
 
+For more information, see <<configuring-monitoring>> and 
+{stack-ov}/xpack-monitoring.html[Monitoring the {stack}].  
+
 --
 
 include::beats-details.asciidoc[]