diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md
index b3eafaea4..a2f5e6463 100644
--- a/docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md
+++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.
 matrix_synapse_admin_enabled: true
 ```
 
+**Note**: enabling Synapse Admin automatically exposes Synapse's Administration APIs (equivalent to `matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_forwarded_location_synapse_admin_api_enabled: true`).
+
 
 ## Installing
 
diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 817b4c8f8..71a6bc85b 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_addr_with_container: "{{ 'matrix-corp
 matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_addr_sans_container: "{{ '127.0.0.1:41080' if matrix_corporal_enabled else '127.0.0.1:8008' }}"
 matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_client_max_body_size_mb: "{{ matrix_synapse_max_upload_size_mb }}"
 
+matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_forwarded_location_synapse_admin_api_enabled: "{{ matrix_synapse_admin_enabled }}"
+
 matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_enabled: true
 matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_element_enabled: "{{ matrix_client_element_enabled }}"
 matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_dimension_enabled: "{{ matrix_dimension_enabled }}"