diff --git a/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/proc-installing-automation-dashboard.adoc b/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/proc-installing-automation-dashboard.adoc
index 504a20a833..84ef924aa7 100644
--- a/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/proc-installing-automation-dashboard.adoc
+++ b/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/proc-installing-automation-dashboard.adoc
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ vi inventory
 ** Change the RHEL 9 or RHEL 10 host occurrences from `host.example.com` to your FQDN host
 ** Change the phrase `TODO` to match your passwords within all `_admin_password` or  `_pg_password` values.
 ** Change the `dashboard_pg_host` value to the IP address or DNS name of the database server.
+** If your automation dashboard images are hosted in a different registry than your core components, you must provide separate login credentials using the `registry_<VARIABLE_NAME>_aap_automation_dashboard` variables.
 * For more information, see the link:https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/{PlatformVers}/html/using_automation_dashboard/assembly-appendix-inventory-file-automation-dashboard#ref-automation-dashboard-inventory-variables[Inventory variables] section of this document.
 ====
 +
@@ -170,8 +171,17 @@ redis_mode=standalone
 postgresql_admin_username=postgres
 postgresql_admin_password=TODO
 
+# Standard registry settings
 # registry_username=
 # registry_password=
+
+# Dashboard Registry - optional (use if dashboard images are in a different registry)
+# registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard=quay.io
+# registry_ns_aap_automation_dashboard=aap
+# registry_username_aap_automation_dashboard=TODO
+# registry_password_aap_automation_dashboard=TODO
+# registry_tls_verify_aap_automation_dashboard=True
+
 # AAP Dashboard - mandatory
 # --------------------------
 dashboard_pg_containerized=True
diff --git a/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/ref-automation-dashboard-inventory-variables.adoc b/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/ref-automation-dashboard-inventory-variables.adoc
index d7a5a2e1c6..a82ebb8159 100644
--- a/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/ref-automation-dashboard-inventory-variables.adoc
+++ b/downstream/modules/automation-dashboard/ref-automation-dashboard-inventory-variables.adoc
@@ -103,4 +103,13 @@ The following variables control how {AutomationDashboardName} interacts with rem
 
 |`registry_ns_aap_automation_dashboard`
 |Configures a custom namespace specifically for the {AutomationDashboardName} images.
+
+|`registry_username_aap_automation_dashboard`
+|The username for the custom registry defined in `registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard`. Required if the dashboard registry differs from the primary registry.
+
+|`registry_password_aap_automation_dashboard`
+|The password for the custom registry defined in `registry_url_aap_automation_dashboard`. Required if the dashboard registry differs from the primary registry.
+
+|`registry_tls_verify_aap_automation_dashboard`
+|Enforces or disables TLS certificate verification when pulling {AutomationDashboardName} images from a custom registry. Default: `True`.
 |===
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