diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/4279-sunjayBhatia-docs.md b/changelogs/unreleased/4279-sunjayBhatia-docs.md
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adds documentation for header manipulation when using Ingress v1 resources.
diff --git a/site/content/docs/main/config/ingress.md b/site/content/docs/main/config/ingress.md
index 9770f4ef9fb..71ea05cfd99 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/main/config/ingress.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/main/config/ingress.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ In order to inform users of the address the Services their Ingress resources can
 If `contour serve` is run with the `--ingress-status-address` flag, Contour will use the provided value to set the Ingress status address accordingly.
 If not provided, Contour will use the address of the Envoy service using the passed in `--envoy-service-name` and `--envoy-service-namespace` flags.
 
+## Header Manipulation
+
+The Ingress resource does not allow adding or removing HTTP headers on requests or responses.
+However, Contour does allow users to set a global HTTP header [policy configuration][9] which can be optionally applied to configuration generated from Ingress resources.
+Contour enables this behavior with the `applyToIngress` boolean field (set to `true` to enable).
+
 [0]: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/ingress-controller-conformance
 [1]: /resources/compatibility-matrix/
 [2]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/#ingress-class
@@ -80,3 +86,4 @@ If not provided, Contour will use the address of the Envoy service using the pas
 [6]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/#path-types
 [7]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/#tls
 [8]: /docs/{{< param version >}}/config/tls-delegation/
+[9]: /docs/{{< param version >}}/configuration/#policy-configuration
diff --git a/site/data/docs/main-toc.yml b/site/data/docs/main-toc.yml
index bbdf20d8e3e..a4016688380 100644
--- a/site/data/docs/main-toc.yml
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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ toc:
     subfolderitems:
       - page: HTTPProxy Fundamentals
         url: /config/fundamentals
+      - page: Ingress v1 Support
+        url: /config/ingress
       - page: Virtual Hosts
         url: /config/virtual-hosts
       - page: Inclusion and Delegation