diff --git a/docs/maps/connect-to-ems.asciidoc b/docs/maps/connect-to-ems.asciidoc
index 6a2ed12d9c536..5616e8755a881 100644
--- a/docs/maps/connect-to-ems.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/maps/connect-to-ems.asciidoc
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ If you cannot connect to Elastic Maps Service from the {kib} server or browser c
 
 {hosted-ems} is a self-managed version of Elastic Maps Service offered as a Docker image that provides both the EMS basemaps and EMS boundaries. The image is bundled with basemaps up to zoom level 8. After connecting it to your {es} cluster for license validation, you have the option to download and configure a more detailed basemaps database.
 
-IMPORTANT: {hosted-ems} does not serve raster tiles, needed by Vega, coordinate, and region map visualizations.
-
 You can use +docker pull+ to download the {hosted-ems} image from the Elastic Docker registry.
 
 ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]
diff --git a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
index 430ab629307cd..851319932ea52 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ export const getDocLinks = ({ kibanaBranch }: GetDocLinkOptions): DocLinks => {
       healthMonitoring: `${KIBANA_DOCS}task-manager-health-monitoring.html`,
     },
     maps: {
+      connectToEms: `${KIBANA_DOCS}maps-connect-to-ems.html`,
       guide: `${KIBANA_DOCS}maps.html`,
       importGeospatialPrivileges: `${KIBANA_DOCS}import-geospatial-data.html#import-geospatial-privileges`,
       gdalTutorial: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}blog/how-to-ingest-geospatial-data-into-elasticsearch-with-gdal`,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/types.ts b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/types.ts
index f6b8ffd303883..32ca0e8d6f2c1 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/types.ts
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ export interface DocLinks {
     healthMonitoring: string;
   }>;
   readonly maps: Readonly<{
+    connectToEms: string;
     guide: string;
     importGeospatialPrivileges: string;
     gdalTutorial: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/lens/choropleth_chart/setup.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/lens/choropleth_chart/setup.ts
index 3e1525353d1b5..6805044a0f996 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/lens/choropleth_chart/setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/lens/choropleth_chart/setup.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ export function setupLensChoroplethChart(
     try {
       emsFileLayers = await getEmsFileLayers();
     } catch (error) {
-      // ignore error, lack of EMS file layers will be surfaced in dimension editor
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn(
+        `Lens region map setup is unable to access administrative boundaries from Elastic Maps Service (EMS). To avoid unnecessary EMS requests, set 'map.includeElasticMapsService: false' in 'kibana.yml'. For more details please visit ${coreStart.docLinks.links.maps.connectToEms}`
+      );
     }
 
     return getVisualization({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.test.js
index 48498f87fe7c0..e86554560dd83 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ import {
   testOnlyClearCanAccessEmsFontsPromise,
 } from './util';
 
+jest.mock('./kibana_services', () => ({
+  getDocLinks: () => {
+    return {
+      links: {
+        maps: {
+          connectToEms: 'https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/maps-connect-to-ems.html',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  },
+}));
+
 describe('getGlyphUrl', () => {
   describe('EMS enabled', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.ts
index 3243c8a95cf74..2a2e750941f30 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/util.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { EMSClient, FileLayer, TMSService } from '@elastic/ems-client';
 import type { KibanaExecutionContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { FONTS_API_PATH } from '../common/constants';
 import {
+  getDocLinks,
   getHttp,
   getTilemap,
   getEMSSettings,
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ async function canAccessEmsFonts(): Promise<boolean> {
       } catch (error) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.warn(
-          `Unable to access fonts from Elastic Maps Service (EMS). Set kibana.yml 'map.includeElasticMapsService: false' to avoid unnecessary EMS requests.`
+          `Unable to access fonts from Elastic Maps Service (EMS). To avoid unnecessary EMS requests, set 'map.includeElasticMapsService: false' in 'kibana.yml'. For more details please visit: ${
+            getDocLinks().links.maps.connectToEms
+          }`
         );
         resolve(false);
       }