diff --git a/docs/kubernetes/ingress-backends.md b/docs/kubernetes/ingress-backends.md
index 74020c14e9..1e46401bae 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes/ingress-backends.md
+++ b/docs/kubernetes/ingress-backends.md
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ lifecycle:
       command: ["sleep","20"]
 ```
 
+or use sleep in kubelet without the need of the binary `sleep` in your
+container:
+
+```yaml
+lifecycle:
+  preStop:
+    sleep:
+      seconds: 20
+```
+
 20 seconds should be enough to fade your Pod out of the endpoints list
 and Skipper's routing table.