diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md
index 2824cce642..40987152e8 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap.md
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ allow.textmode=true
 how.nice.to.look=fairlyNice
 ```
 
+When `kubectl` creates a ConfigMap from inputs that are not ASCII or UTF-8, the tool puts these into the `binaryData` field of the ConfigMap, and not in `data`. Both text and binary data sources can be combined in one ConfigMap.
+If you want to view the `binaryData` keys (and their values) in a ConfigMap, you can run `kubectl get configmap -o jsonpath='{.binaryData}' <name>`.
+
 Use the option `--from-env-file` to create a ConfigMap from an env-file, for example:
 
 ```shell
@@ -687,4 +690,3 @@ data:
 
 * Follow a real world example of [Configuring Redis using a ConfigMap](/docs/tutorials/configuration/configure-redis-using-configmap/).
 
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