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diff --git a/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md b/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
index b8a01f7ccd6..e8c58f2feb9 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ system note in the issue's comments.
 
 ![Confidential issues system notes](img/confidential_issues_system_notes.png)
 
+When an issue is made confidential, only users with at least the [Reporter role](../../permissions.md)
+for the project have access to the issue.
+Users with Guest or [Minimal](../../permissions.md#users-with-minimal-access) roles can't access
+the issue even if they were actively participating before the change.
+
 ## Indications of a confidential issue
 
 There are a few things that visually separate a confidential issue from a
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ sees in the project's search results respectively.
 |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | ![Confidential issues search by maintainer](img/confidential_issues_search_master.png) | ![Confidential issues search by guest](img/confidential_issues_search_guest.png) |
 
-## Related links
+## Related topics
 
 - [Merge requests for confidential issues](../merge_requests/confidential.md)
 - [Make an epic confidential](../../group/epics/manage_epics.md#make-an-epic-confidential)