diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/persistence.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/persistence.adoc
index 7c5c06cf96..7797d3516f 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/persistence.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/persistence.adoc
@@ -192,9 +192,11 @@ The {security-api-url}org/springframework/security/web/context/SecurityContextPe
 
 image::{figures}/securitycontextpersistencefilter.png[]
 
-<1> Before running the rest of the application, `SecurityContextPersistenceFilter` loads the `SecurityContext` from the `SecurityContextRepository` and sets it on the `SecurityContextHolder`.
-<2> Next, the application is ran.
-<3> Finally, if the `SecurityContext` has changed, we save the `SecurityContext` using the `SecurityContextPersistenceRepository`.
+image:{icondir}/number_1.png[] Before running the rest of the application, `SecurityContextPersistenceFilter` loads the `SecurityContext` from the `SecurityContextRepository` and sets it on the `SecurityContextHolder`.
+
+image:{icondir}/number_2.png[] Next, the application is ran.
+
+image:{icondir}/number_3.png[] Finally, if the `SecurityContext` has changed, we save the `SecurityContext` using the `SecurityContextPersistenceRepository`.
 This means that when using `SecurityContextPersistenceFilter`, just setting the `SecurityContextHolder` will ensure that the `SecurityContext` is persisted using `SecurityContextRepository`.
 
 In some cases a response is committed and written to the client before the `SecurityContextPersisteneFilter` method completes.
@@ -211,11 +213,12 @@ The {security-api-url}org/springframework/security/web/context/SecurityContextHo
 
 image::{figures}/securitycontextholderfilter.png[]
 
-<1> Before running the rest of the application, `SecurityContextHolderFilter` loads the `SecurityContext` from the `SecurityContextRepository` and sets it on the `SecurityContextHolder`.
-<2> Next, the application is ran.
+image:{icondir}/number_1.png[] Before running the rest of the application, `SecurityContextHolderFilter` loads the `SecurityContext` from the `SecurityContextRepository` and sets it on the `SecurityContextHolder`.
+
+image:{icondir}/number_2.png[] Next, the application is ran.
 
 Unlike, xref:servlet/authentication/persistence.adoc#securitycontextpersistencefilter[`SecurityContextPersistenceFilter`], `SecurityContextHolderFilter` only loads the `SecurityContext` it does not save the `SecurityContext`.
 This means that when using `SecurityContextHolderFilter`, it is required that the `SecurityContext` is explicitly saved.
 
 
-include::partial$servlet/architecture/security-context-explicit.adoc[]
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+include::partial$servlet/architecture/security-context-explicit.adoc[]