diff --git a/resources/web/docs_js/components/console_widget.jsx b/resources/web/docs_js/components/console_widget.jsx
index 01c7e5fdee2b5..6a01cf0330943 100644
--- a/resources/web/docs_js/components/console_widget.jsx
+++ b/resources/web/docs_js/components/console_widget.jsx
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ export const ConsoleForm = connect((state, props) =>
 // ConsoleWidget isn't quite the right name for this any more....
 export const ConsoleWidget = props => {
   const modalAction = () => props.openModal(ConsoleForm, {setting: props.setting, url_label: props.url_label});
+
+  // Simple function to display a modal/tooltip
+  const showHelp = () => {
+    alert('1. To change the client language, use the dropdown.\n\n' +
+          '2. To copy the code in curl format:\n' +
+          '  - Use gear icon (⚙) to set Elasticsearch URL + username.\n' +
+          '  - Click "Copy as curl".\n\n' +
+          '3. To open the example in Kibana Console:\n'+
+          '  - Use gear icon (⚙) to set Kibana Console URL.\n' +
+          '  - Click "View in Console".')
+};
+
   return <div className="u-space-between">
     <AlternativePicker langs={props.langs} />
     <div className="u-space-between">
@@ -91,6 +103,11 @@ export const ConsoleWidget = props => {
           title={props.langStrings(props.view_in_text)}
           href={`${props[props.setting + "_url"]}?load_from=${props.baseUrl}${props.snippet}`}>{props.langStrings(props.view_in_text)}</a>
       }
+      
+<a className="help_info" onClick={showHelp} style={{ textDecoration: 'none'}}>
+  ℹ️
+</a>
+
       <a className="console_settings" onClick={modalAction} title={props.langStrings(props.configure_text)}>&nbsp;</a>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/resources/web/style/console_widget.pcss b/resources/web/style/console_widget.pcss
index 5a135849b599a..2ca22355fcdcc 100644
--- a/resources/web/style/console_widget.pcss
+++ b/resources/web/style/console_widget.pcss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     background: #343741;
     padding: 7px 15px 7px 0;
   }
-  .view_in_link, .copy_as_curl {
+  .view_in_link, .copy_as_curl, .help_info {
     color: #ffffff;
     cursor: pointer;
     font-weight: 500;