diff --git a/docs/modules/kafka/pages/usage-guide/kraft-controller.adoc b/docs/modules/kafka/pages/usage-guide/kraft-controller.adoc
index f444a411..36959c51 100644
--- a/docs/modules/kafka/pages/usage-guide/kraft-controller.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/kafka/pages/usage-guide/kraft-controller.adoc
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ kind: KafkaCluster
 metadata:
   name: kafka
 spec:
+  clusterConfig:
+    metadataManager: kraft
   image:
     productVersion: "3.9.1"
   brokers: