diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
index 7bf067b54..bebe5a7ba 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ The `task` object supports the following keys:
   the `s`, `m`, and `h` suffixes, such as `30s`. It can be used to configure the
   time between signaling a task it will be killed and actually killing it. Nomad
   sends an `os.Interrupt` which on Unix systems is defined as `SIGINT`. After
-  the timeout a kill signal is sent (on Unix `SIGKILL`).
+  the timeout a kill signal is sent (on Unix `SIGKILL`). The default
+  `kill_timeout` is 5 seconds.
 
 * `logs` - Logs allows configuring log rotation for the `stdout` and `stderr`
   buffers of a Task. See the [log rotation section](#log_rotation) for more details.
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
index 8d48e2848..69433e358 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ The `Task` object supports the following keys:
   used to configure the time between signaling a task it will be killed and
   actually killing it. Drivers first sends a task the `SIGINT` signal and then
   sends `SIGTERM` if the task doesn't die after the `KillTimeout` duration has
-  elapsed.
+  elapsed. The default `KillTimeout` is 5 seconds.
 
 * `LogConfig` - This allows configuring log rotation for the `stdout` and `stderr`
   buffers of a Task. See the log rotation reference below for more details.