diff --git a/doc/source/_includes/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rest b/doc/source/_includes/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-controller-host.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-controller-host.rst
index 4ec7c9c86..a705b4bd1 100644
--- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-controller-host.rst
+++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-controller-host.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ all disks so that you can reproduce them later.
 .. note::
     All your data should be preserved across this procedure.
 
+.. rubric:: |prereq|
+
+.. include:: /_includes/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rest
+
 .. rubric:: |proc|
 
 #.  Lock the standby controller.
diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rst
index 0382416d3..011292570 100644
--- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rst
+++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/host_hardware_management/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rst
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ host.
     Before locking a host, ensure that sufficient resources are available
     on other hosts to migrate any running instances.
 
+.. include:: /_includes/changing-hardware-components-for-a-worker-host.rest
+
 .. rubric:: |proc|
 
+
 #.  Lock the host to make changes.
 
     #.  On the **Admin** menu of the Horizon Web interface, in the **System**