diff --git a/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-cpu-resource.md b/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-cpu-resource.md
index c99321a9af..901c4e314d 100644
--- a/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-cpu-resource.md
+++ b/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-cpu-resource.md
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ A few of the steps on this page require that the
 in your cluster. But if you don't have Heapster running, you can do most
 of the steps, and it won't be a problem if you skip the Heapster steps.
 
+If you are running minikube, run the following command to enable heapster:
+
+```shell
+minikube addons enable heapster
+```
+
 To see whether the Heapster service is running, enter this command:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-memory-resource.md b/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-memory-resource.md
index 7fda6fd170..c28be6e19f 100644
--- a/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-memory-resource.md
+++ b/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-memory-resource.md
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ A few of the steps on this page require that the
 in your cluster. But if you don't have Heapster running, you can do most
 of the steps, and it won't be a problem if you skip the Heapster steps.
 
+If you are running minikube, run the following command to enable heapster:
+
+```shell
+minikube addons enable heapster
+```
+
 To see whether the Heapster service is running, enter this command:
 
 ```shell