diff --git a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
index dc75ebee9a5eb..29ac5472e37dd 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_links.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ export const getDocLinks = ({ kibanaBranch }: GetDocLinkOptions): DocLinks => {
       dashboardSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}advanced-options.html#kibana-dashboard-settings`,
       indexManagement: `${ELASTICSEARCH_DOCS}index-mgmt.html`,
       kibanaSearchSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}advanced-options.html#kibana-search-settings`,
+      discoverSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}advanced-options.html#kibana-discover-settings`,
       visualizationSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}advanced-options.html#kibana-visualization-settings`,
       timelionSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}advanced-options.html#kibana-timelion-settings`,
       savedObjectsApiList: `${KIBANA_DOCS}saved-objects-api.html#saved-objects-api`,
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/server/ui_settings.ts b/src/plugins/discover/server/ui_settings.ts
index 3c0fe05348324..d6985033cdb1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/server/ui_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/server/ui_settings.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ export const getUiSettings: (docLinks: DocLinksServiceSetup) => Record<string, U
     }),
     category: ['discover'],
     schema: schema.boolean(),
+    deprecation: {
+      message: i18n.translate('discover.advancedSettings.showLegacyFieldStatsTextDeprecation', {
+        defaultMessage: 'This setting is deprecated and will not be supported in a future version.',
+      }),
+      docLinksKey: 'discoverSettings',
+    },
   },
   [DOC_HIDE_TIME_COLUMN_SETTING]: {
     name: i18n.translate('discover.advancedSettings.docTableHideTimeColumnTitle', {