diff --git a/plugins/graphql-backend/README.md b/plugins/graphql-backend/README.md
index 970222fb1f..11453ec8bc 100644
--- a/plugins/graphql-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/graphql-backend/README.md
@@ -26,3 +26,18 @@ yarn workspace example-backend start
 ```
 
 This will launch the full example backend.
+
+### New Backend System
+
+The Grahpql backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
+
+```diff
++ import { graphqlPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-graphql-backend';
+
+const backend = createBackend();
++ backend.add(graphqlPlugin());
+// ... other feature additions
+
+backend.start();
+```
diff --git a/plugins/playlist-backend/README.md b/plugins/playlist-backend/README.md
index c0055ebdf7..e336ec5b08 100644
--- a/plugins/playlist-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/playlist-backend/README.md
@@ -85,3 +85,21 @@ export default async function createPlugin(env: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Rout
     policy: new BackstagePermissionPolicy(),
     ...
 ```
+
+### New Backend System
+
+The Playlist backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+
+In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
+
+```diff
+  import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
++ import { playlistPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-playlist-backend';
+  const backend = createBackend();
+
+  // ... other feature additions
+
++ backend.add(playlistPlugin());
+
+  backend.start();
+```