diff --git a/docs/getting-started/cases-req.asciidoc b/docs/getting-started/cases-req.asciidoc
index c443e3a581..518634dc45 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/cases-req.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/getting-started/cases-req.asciidoc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ to {kib}, you must configure the
 {kibana-ref}/settings.html#server-publicBaseUrl[server.publicBaseUrl] setting.
 ====
 
+IMPORTANT: Certain subscriptions and privileges might be required to manage case attachments. For example, to add alerts to cases, you must have privileges for <<enable-detections-ui,managing alerts>>. 
+
 To grant access to cases, set the {kib} space privileges for the *Cases* and *{connectors-feature}* features as follows:
 
 [discrete]