diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 44ce827d4d2fd..074dc6ffd05f0 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ you make the necessary updates after you upgrade to 8.15.0.
 The Uptime app is already hidden from Kibana when there is no recent Heartbeat data, and will be completely removed in early 2026. You should migrate to Synthetics as an alternative. For more details, refer to the {observability-guide}/uptime-intro.html[Uptime documentation].
 ====
 
+[discrete]
+.<<search-sessions,Search sessions>> are deprecated in 8.15.0 and will be removed in a future version.
+[%collapsible]
+====
+*Details* +
+Search sessions are now deprecated and will be removed in a future version. By default, queries that take longer than 10 minutes (the default for the advanced setting `search:timeout`) will be canceled. To allow queries to run longer, consider increasing `search:timeout` or setting it to `0` which will allow queries to continue running as long as a user is waiting on-screen for results.
+====
+
 [float]
 [[breaking-changes-8.15.0]]
 === Breaking changes
diff --git a/docs/upgrade-notes.asciidoc b/docs/upgrade-notes.asciidoc
index d8ed74d367d86..5bde93df15490 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade-notes.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/upgrade-notes.asciidoc
@@ -1503,6 +1503,18 @@ The following rule action variables have been deprecated. Use the recommended va
 For more information, refer to ({kibana-pull}161136[#161136]).
 ====
 
+// Discover
+
+[discrete]
+[[deprecation-search-sessions]]
+.[Discover] <<search-sessions,Search sessions>> are deprecated in 8.15.0 and will be removed in a future version. (8.15)
+[%collapsible]
+====
+*Details* +
+Search sessions are now deprecated and will be removed in a future version. By default, queries that take longer than 10 minutes (the default for the advanced setting `search:timeout`) will be canceled. To allow queries to run longer, consider increasing `search:timeout` or setting it to `0` which will allow queries to continue running as long as a user is waiting on-screen for results.
+====
+
+
 // General settings
 
 [discrete]