diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/README.md b/plugins/jenkins-backend/README.md
index bac56b6eaf..1413a45136 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ This is the backend half of the 2 Jenkins plugins and is responsible for:
 
 This plugin needs to be added to an existing backstage instance.
 
+```bash
+# From your Backstage root directory
+cd packages/backend
+yarn add @backstage/plugin-jenkins-backend
+```
+
 Typically, this means creating a `src/plugins/jenkins.ts` file and adding a reference to it to `src/index.ts`
 
 ### jenkins.ts
@@ -42,6 +48,29 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
 }
 ```
 
+### src/index.ts
+
+```diff
+diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+index f2b14b2..2c64f47 100644
+--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
++++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+ import app from './plugins/app';
++import jenkins from './plugins/jenkins';
+ import scaffolder from './plugins/scaffolder';
+@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ async function main() {
+   const authEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('auth'));
++  const jenkinsEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('jenkins'));
+   const proxyEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('proxy'));
+@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ async function main() {
+
+   const apiRouter = Router();
+   apiRouter.use('/catalog', await catalog(catalogEnv));
++  apiRouter.use('/jenkins', await jenkins(jenkinsEnv));
+   apiRouter.use('/scaffolder', await scaffolder(scaffolderEnv));
+```
+
 This plugin must be provided with a JenkinsInfoProvider, this is a strategy object for finding the Jenkins instance and job for an entity.
 
 There is a standard one provided, but the Integrator is free to build their own.
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/README.md b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
index 1af511b16f..2012555d93 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cd packages/app
 yarn add @backstage/plugin-jenkins
 ```
 
-2. Add and configure the backend plugin according to it's instructions
+2. Add and configure the [jenkins-backend](../jenkins-backend) plugin according to it's instructions
 
 3. Add the `EntityJenkinsContent` extension to the `CI/CD` page and `EntityLatestJenkinsRunCard` to the `overview` page in the app (or wherever you'd prefer):