diff --git a/aks/application/README.md b/aks/application/README.md
index 5d0024d..4432409 100644
--- a/aks/application/README.md
+++ b/aks/application/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ module "web_application" {
   service_name = local.service_name
 
   cluster_configuration_map = module.cluster_data.configuration_map
-  
+
   kubernetes_config_map_name = module.application_configuration.kubernetes_config_map_name
   kubernetes_secret_name     = module.application_configuration.kubernetes_secret_name
-  
+
   docker_image = var.docker_image
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ app.MapHealthChecks("/healthcheck/all");
 
 [ASP.NET Core Health Checks Middleware]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/health-checks?view=aspnetcore-7.0
 
+### Monitoring
+
+If `azure_enable_monitoring` is `true`, it’s expected that the following resources already exist:
+
+- A resource group named `${azure_resource_prefix}-${service_short}-mn-rg` (where `mn` stands for monitoring and `rg` stands for resource group).
+- A monitor action group named `${azure_resource_prefix}-${service_name}` within the above resource group.
+
 ## Outputs
 
 ### `hostname`
diff --git a/aks/application/tfdocs.md b/aks/application/tfdocs.md
index f35c79c..e1c3a02 100644
--- a/aks/application/tfdocs.md
+++ b/aks/application/tfdocs.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ No modules.
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
-| <a name="input_azure_enable_monitoring"></a> [azure\_enable\_monitoring](#input\_azure\_enable\_monitoring) | n/a | `bool` | `false` | no |
+| <a name="input_azure_enable_monitoring"></a> [azure\_enable\_monitoring](#input\_azure\_enable\_monitoring) | Whether to enable monitoring of container failures | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_azure_resource_prefix"></a> [azure\_resource\_prefix](#input\_azure\_resource\_prefix) | Prefix of Azure resources for the service | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_configuration_map"></a> [cluster\_configuration\_map](#input\_cluster\_configuration\_map) | Configuration map for the cluster | <pre>object({<br>    resource_group_name = string,<br>    resource_prefix     = string,<br>    dns_zone_prefix     = optional(string),<br>    cpu_min             = number<br>  })</pre> | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_command"></a> [command](#input\_command) | Custom command that overwrites Docker image | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/aks/application/variables.tf b/aks/application/variables.tf
index a7c197c..b76f5f4 100644
--- a/aks/application/variables.tf
+++ b/aks/application/variables.tf
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ variable "azure_resource_prefix" {
 }
 
 variable "azure_enable_monitoring" {
-  type    = bool
-  default = false
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+  description = "Whether to enable monitoring of container failures"
 }