diff --git a/spring-geode-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/configuration-annotations.adoc b/spring-geode-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/configuration-annotations.adoc
index d2bbdd73..bc06efb9 100644
--- a/spring-geode-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/configuration-annotations.adoc
+++ b/spring-geode-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/configuration-annotations.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ or must I use, when developing Apache Geode or Pivotal GemFire applications with
 
 This section will answer this question and more.
 
+Readers should refer to the complimentary sample, <<geode-samples-boot-configuration,Spring Boot Auto-configuration for Apache Geode & Pivotal GemFire>>,
+which showcases the _auto-configuration_ provided by Spring Boot for Apache Geode/Pivotal GemFire in action.
+
 [[geode-autoconfiguration-annotations-background]]
 === Background