diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/docker-compose.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/docker-compose.adoc
index 9a54353a3e2..35920a67aae 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/docker-compose.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/docker-compose.adoc
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ It will not call `docker compose up` again and it will not call `docker compose
 NOTE: By default, Spring Boot's Docker Compose support is disabled when running tests.
 To enable it, set configprop:spring.docker.compose.skip.in-tests[] to `false`.
 
+TIP: Repackaged archives do not contain Spring Boot's Docker Compose by default.
+If you want to use this support, you need to include it.
+When using the Maven plugin, set the `excludeDockerCompose` property to `false`.
+When using the Gradle plugin, {spring-boot-gradle-plugin-docs}#packaging-executable-configuring-including-development-only-dependencies[configure the task's classpath to include the `developmentOnly` configuration].
+
 
 
 [[features.docker-compose.prerequisites]]