diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-enable.txt b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-enable.txt
index 585efd83bc..c8022ef6ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-enable.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-enable.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ the plugin jars in the site path's `plugins` directory from
 `<plugin-jar-name>.disabled` to `<plugin-jar-name>`.
 
 == ACCESS
-Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* link:config-gerrit.html#plugins.allowRemoteAdmin[plugins.allowRemoteAdmin]
+must be enabled in `$site_path/etc/gerrit.config`.
 
 == SCRIPTING
 This command is intended to be used in scripts.
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-install.txt b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-install.txt
index daa6472555..0ce6d7de57 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-install.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-install.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ Install/Add a plugin. The plugin will be copied into the site path's
 `plugins` directory.
 
 == ACCESS
-Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* link:config-gerrit.html#plugins.allowRemoteAdmin[plugins.allowRemoteAdmin]
+must be enabled in `$site_path/etc/gerrit.config`.
 
 == SCRIPTING
 This command is intended to be used in scripts.
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-ls.txt b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-ls.txt
index d9c997e857..905c9aba2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-ls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-ls.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ plugin ls - List the installed plugins.
 List the installed plugins and show their version and status.
 
 == ACCESS
-Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* link:config-gerrit.html#plugins.allowRemoteAdmin[plugins.allowRemoteAdmin]
+must be enabled in `$site_path/etc/gerrit.config`.
 
 == SCRIPTING
 This command is intended to be used in scripts.
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-reload.txt b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-reload.txt
index 8889307888..88cb1f33e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-reload.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-reload.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ E.g. a plugin needs to be reloaded if its configuration is modified to
 make the new configuration data become active.
 
 == ACCESS
-Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* link:config-gerrit.html#plugins.allowRemoteAdmin[plugins.allowRemoteAdmin]
+must be enabled in `$site_path/etc/gerrit.config`.
 
 == SCRIPTING
 This command is intended to be used in scripts.
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-remove.txt b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-remove.txt
index 3197203567..770df853da 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-plugin-remove.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-plugin-remove.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Disable plugins. The plugins will be disabled by renaming the plugin
 jars in the site path's `plugins` directory to `<plugin-jar-name>.disabled`.
 
 == ACCESS
-Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group.
+* link:config-gerrit.html#plugins.allowRemoteAdmin[plugins.allowRemoteAdmin]
+must be enabled in `$site_path/etc/gerrit.config`.
 
 == SCRIPTING
 This command is intended to be used in scripts.