diff --git a/docs/sources/setup/install/helm/reference.md b/docs/sources/setup/install/helm/reference.md
index 37a73315f8..cc46252339 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup/install/helm/reference.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup/install/helm/reference.md
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ keywords: []
 
 This is the generated reference for the Loki Helm Chart values.
 
+Because the Loki Helm chart exposes a large number of configuration options, this reference is intentionally exhaustive and can be quite long.
+
+Configuration keys are grouped by prefix. For example:
+
+- `adminApi.*` — configuration for the admin API component
+- `backend.*` — configuration for backend pods
+- `backend.persistence.*` — storage configuration for backend pods
+- `backend.autoscaling.*` — autoscaling configuration for backend pods
+
+To navigate it more easily:
+
+- Use your browser search (`Ctrl+F`) to locate specific configuration keys.
+- Search by prefix (for example `backend.` or `ingester.`) to jump between related settings.
+- For installation examples and setup instructions, refer to the Helm installation guide rather than this reference page.
+
 > **Note:** This reference is for the Loki Helm chart version 3.0 or greater.
 > If you are using the `grafana/loki-stack` Helm chart from the community repo,
 > please refer to the `values.yaml` of the respective Github repository
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/reference.md.gotmpl b/production/helm/loki/reference.md.gotmpl
index e7cc2d6df1..b9ad8c4f3d 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/reference.md.gotmpl
+++ b/production/helm/loki/reference.md.gotmpl
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ keywords: []
 
 This is the generated reference for the Loki Helm Chart values.
 
+Because the Loki Helm chart exposes a large number of configuration options, this reference is intentionally exhaustive and can be quite long.
+
+Configuration keys are grouped by prefix. For example:
+
+- `adminApi.*` — configuration for the admin API component
+- `backend.*` — configuration for backend pods
+- `backend.persistence.*` — storage configuration for backend pods
+- `backend.autoscaling.*` — autoscaling configuration for backend pods
+
+To navigate it more easily:
+
+- Use your browser search (`Ctrl+F`) to locate specific configuration keys.
+- Search by prefix (for example `backend.` or `ingester.`) to jump between related settings.
+- For installation examples and setup instructions, refer to the Helm installation guide rather than this reference page.
+
 > **Note:** This reference is for the Loki Helm chart version 3.0 or greater.
 > If you are using the `grafana/loki-stack` Helm chart from the community repo,
 > please refer to the `values.yaml` of the respective Github repository