diff --git a/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/index.md b/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/index.md
index d63c3cbaf449..7e288ce439a6 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/index.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/index.md
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ bookinfo-gateway   istio   bookinfo-gateway-istio.default.svc.cluster.local   Tr
 
 Wait for the gateway to show as programmed before continuing.
 
+{{< tip >}}
+If you use Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and want to keep the service type as `LoadBalancer` to access it without a tunnel, you also need to run
+{{< text bash >}}
+$ kubectl annotate svc/bookinfo-gateway-istio service.beta.kubernetes.io/port_80_health-probe_protocol=tcp
+{{< /text >}}
+for Azure Load Balancer health probes to work correctly.
+{{< /tip >}}
+
 ## Access the application
 
 You will connect to the Bookinfo `productpage` service through the gateway you just provisioned. To access the gateway, you need to use the `kubectl port-forward` command:
diff --git a/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/snips.sh b/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/snips.sh
index 9efe9fc3c37f..bdc30e699f8c 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/snips.sh
+++ b/content/en/docs/ambient/getting-started/deploy-sample-app/snips.sh
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ kubectl get gateway
 NAME               CLASS   ADDRESS                                            PROGRAMMED   AGE
 bookinfo-gateway   istio   bookinfo-gateway-istio.default.svc.cluster.local   True         42s
 ENDSNIP
+
+snip_deploy_and_configure_the_ingress_gateway_4() {
+kubectl annotate svc/bookinfo-gateway-istio service.beta.kubernetes.io/port_80_health-probe_protocol=tcp
+}
diff --git a/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md b/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
index adc6e290388c..f09981dac575 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ Kubernetes cluster, e.g., from a browser. A gateway is used for this purpose.
     $ export INGRESS_PORT=$(kubectl get gtw bookinfo-gateway -o jsonpath='{.spec.listeners[?(@.name=="http")].port}')
     {{< /text >}}
 
+    {{< tip >}}
+    If you use Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), you also need to run
+    {{< text bash >}}
+    $ kubectl annotate svc/bookinfo-gateway-istio service.beta.kubernetes.io/port_80_health-probe_protocol=tcp
+    {{< /text >}}
+    for Azure Load Balancer health probes to work correctly.
+    {{< /tip >}}
+
     {{< /tab >}}
 
     {{< /tabset >}}
diff --git a/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/snips.sh b/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/snips.sh
index 16fb26db0c09..252d28e7ec4d 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/snips.sh
+++ b/content/en/docs/examples/bookinfo/snips.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ export INGRESS_PORT=$(kubectl get gtw bookinfo-gateway -o jsonpath='{.spec.liste
 }
 
 snip_determine_the_ingress_ip_and_port_6() {
+kubectl annotate svc/bookinfo-gateway-istio service.beta.kubernetes.io/port_80_health-probe_protocol=tcp
+}
+
+snip_determine_the_ingress_ip_and_port_7() {
 export GATEWAY_URL=$INGRESS_HOST:$INGRESS_PORT
 }
 
diff --git a/content/en/docs/setup/platform-setup/azure/index.md b/content/en/docs/setup/platform-setup/azure/index.md
index 459671f08df1..a56540ffab0a 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/setup/platform-setup/azure/index.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/setup/platform-setup/azure/index.md
@@ -58,3 +58,12 @@ For the `az` cli option, complete `az login` authentication OR use cloud shell,
     {{< text bash >}}
     $ az aks get-credentials --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myAKSCluster
     {{< /text >}}
+
+### Using Gateway API with Azure
+
+If you are using Gateway API with AKS, you might also need apply the following configuration
+{{< text bash >}}
+$ kubectl annotate svc/<load balancer service name> service.beta.kubernetes.io/port_<http port>_health-probe_protocol=tcp
+{{< /text >}}
+where `<load balancer service name>` is the name of the load balancer service created by Istio and `<http port>` is the port number of the HTTP listener.
+This annotation is required for Azure Load Balancer health checks to work when the `/` path responds with a non 200 code.