diff --git a/website/source/docs/platform/k8s/connect.html.md b/website/source/docs/platform/k8s/connect.html.md
index a9d9ce4234..84e8fd4ecb 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/platform/k8s/connect.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/platform/k8s/connect.html.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ metadata:
     "consul.hashicorp.com/connect-inject": "true"
 spec:
   containers:
+    # This name will be the service name in Consul.
     - name: static-server
       image: hashicorp/http-echo:latest
       args:
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ spec:
       ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
           name: http
+   # If ACLs are enabled, the serviceAccountName must match the Consul service name.
+  serviceAccountName: static-server
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: static-server
 ```
 
 The only change for Connect is the addition of the
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ This is useful to transition to Connect by allowing both Connect and
 non-Connect connections. To restrict access to only Connect-authorized clients,
 any listeners should bind to localhost only (such as `127.0.0.1`).
 
+The service name registered in Consul will be set to the name of the first
+container in the Pod. This can be customized with the `consul.hashicorp.com/connect-service`
+annotation. If using ACLs, this name must be the same as the Pod's `ServiceAccount` name.
+
 ### Connecting to Connect-Enabled Services
 
 The example pod specification below configures a pod that is capable
@@ -100,11 +112,19 @@ metadata:
     "consul.hashicorp.com/connect-service-upstreams": "static-server:1234"
 spec:
   containers:
+    # This name will be the service name in Consul.
     - name: static-client
       image: tutum/curl:latest
       # Just spin & wait forever, we'll use `kubectl exec` to demo
       command: [ "/bin/sh", "-c", "--" ]
       args: [ "while true; do sleep 30; done;" ]
+   # If ACLs are enabled, the serviceAccountName must match the Consul service name.
+  serviceAccountName: static-client
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: static-client
 ```
 
 Pods must specify upstream dependencies with the
@@ -164,6 +184,8 @@ Annotations can be used to configure the injection behavior.
   connections, this specifies the name of the service that is being
   served. This defaults to the name of the first container in the pod.
 
+  If using ACLs, this must be the same name as the Pod's `ServiceAccount`.
+
 * `consul.hashicorp.com/connect-service-port` - For pods that accept inbound
   connections, this specifies the port to route inbound connections to. This
   is the port that the service is listening on. The service port defaults to
@@ -241,8 +263,14 @@ spec:
         "consul.hashicorp.com/connect-inject": "true"
     spec:
       containers:
-        - name: example
+        - name: consul-example
           image: "nginx"
+      serviceAccountName: consul-example
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: consul-example
 ```
 
 ~> **A common mistake** is to set the annotation on the Deployment or
@@ -286,6 +314,10 @@ are configured. These client agents must be successfully joined to a Consul
 cluster.
 The Consul server cluster can run either in or out of a Kubernetes cluster.
 
+~> NOTE: If setting `global.bootstrapACLs: true`, it's important that your Pod's `ServiceAccount`
+  has the **same name** as the Consul service that's being registered. If not, the init
+  container will log: `Error logging in: Unexpected response code: 403 (rpc error making call: rpc error making call: Permission denied)`.
+
 ### Verifying the Installation
 
 To verify the installation, run the