diff --git a/_meta/config/common.p2.yml.tmpl b/_meta/config/common.p2.yml.tmpl
index 784b538ab2d..57de0ec5d0a 100644
--- a/_meta/config/common.p2.yml.tmpl
+++ b/_meta/config/common.p2.yml.tmpl
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ inputs:
 #         paths:
 #           - /var/log/*.log
 
+#   # Collecting journald logs, including coredumps.
+#   - type: journald
+#     # Input ID allowing Elastic Agent to track the state of this input. Must be unique.
+#     id: your-journald-input-id
+#     streams:
+#       # Stream ID for this data stream allowing Filebeat to track the state of the ingested data. Must be unique.
+#       # Each journald data stream creates a separate instance of the Filebeat journald input.
+#       - id: your-journald-stream-id
+#         data_stream:
+#           dataset: generic
 
 # agent.monitoring:
 #   # enabled turns on monitoring of running processes
diff --git a/_meta/config/common.reference.p2.yml.tmpl b/_meta/config/common.reference.p2.yml.tmpl
index 9a2e73fe31c..44de9243894 100644
--- a/_meta/config/common.reference.p2.yml.tmpl
+++ b/_meta/config/common.reference.p2.yml.tmpl
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ inputs:
 #         paths:
 #           - /var/log/*.log
 
+#   # Collecting journald logs, including coredumps.
+#   - type: journald
+#     # Input ID allowing Elastic Agent to track the state of this input. Must be unique.
+#     id: your-journald-input-id
+#     streams:
+#       # Stream ID for this data stream allowing Filebeat to track the state of the ingested data. Must be unique.
+#       # Each journald data stream creates a separate instance of the Filebeat journald input.
+#       - id: your-journald-stream-id
+#         data_stream:
+#           dataset: generic
+
 # management:
 #   # Mode of management, the Elastic Agent support two modes of operation:
 #   #
diff --git a/elastic-agent.reference.yml b/elastic-agent.reference.yml
index fa3f2429fe5..bd1cc0f1273 100644
--- a/elastic-agent.reference.yml
+++ b/elastic-agent.reference.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ inputs:
 #         paths:
 #           - /var/log/*.log
 
+#   # Collecting journald logs, including coredumps.
+#   - type: journald
+#     # Input ID allowing Elastic Agent to track the state of this input. Must be unique.
+#     id: your-journald-input-id
+#     streams:
+#       # Stream ID for this data stream allowing Filebeat to track the state of the ingested data. Must be unique.
+#       # Each journald data stream creates a separate instance of the Filebeat journald input.
+#       - id: your-journald-stream-id
+#         data_stream:
+#           dataset: generic
+
 # management:
 #   # Mode of management, the Elastic Agent support two modes of operation:
 #   #
diff --git a/elastic-agent.yml b/elastic-agent.yml
index ae70df26213..c54cd81fe37 100644
--- a/elastic-agent.yml
+++ b/elastic-agent.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ inputs:
 #         paths:
 #           - /var/log/*.log
 
+#   # Collecting journald logs, including coredumps.
+#   - type: journald
+#     # Input ID allowing Elastic Agent to track the state of this input. Must be unique.
+#     id: your-journald-input-id
+#     streams:
+#       # Stream ID for this data stream allowing Filebeat to track the state of the ingested data. Must be unique.
+#       # Each journald data stream creates a separate instance of the Filebeat journald input.
+#       - id: your-journald-stream-id
+#         data_stream:
+#           dataset: generic
 
 # agent.monitoring:
 #   # enabled turns on monitoring of running processes