diff --git a/binders/kafka-binder/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc b/binders/kafka-binder/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
index 17b44871a..24a9c31d3 100644
--- a/binders/kafka-binder/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
+++ b/binders/kafka-binder/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
@@ -872,8 +872,7 @@ default boolean retryAndDlqInBinding(String destinationName, String group) {
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-The destination resolver and `BackOff` are created from the binding properties (if configured).
-You can then use these to create a custom error handler and dead letter publisher; for example:
+The destination resolver and `BackOff` are created from the binding properties (if configured). The `KafkaTemplate` uses configuration from `spring.kafka....` properties. You can then use these to create a custom error handler and dead letter publisher; for example:
 
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