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@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ They are enabled by default.
   | Set to `true` to enable the <<xpack-profiler,{searchprofiler}>>. Defaults to `true`.
 
 |===
+
+[float]
+[[painless_lab-settings]]
+==== Painless Lab settings
+
+[cols="2*<"]
+|===
+| `xpack.painless_lab.enabled`
+  | When set to `true`, enables the <<painlesslab, Painless Lab>>. Defaults to `true`.
+
+|===