diff --git a/examples/static-ip/gce/README.md b/examples/static-ip/gce/README.md
index fe7ee92f7..07917ac50 100644
--- a/examples/static-ip/gce/README.md
+++ b/examples/static-ip/gce/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This example demonstrates how to assign a [static-ip](https://cloud.google.com/c
 
 You need a [TLS cert](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#tls-certificates) and a [test HTTP service](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#test-http-service) for this example.
 You will also need to make sure you Ingress targets exactly one Ingress
-controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class).
+controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class),
+and that you have an ingress controller [running](/examples/deployment) in your cluster.
 
 ## Acquiring a static IP
 
diff --git a/examples/static-ip/nginx/README.md b/examples/static-ip/nginx/README.md
index e13dfb915..67df63a57 100644
--- a/examples/static-ip/nginx/README.md
+++ b/examples/static-ip/nginx/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ the Nginx controller.
 
 You need a [TLS cert](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#tls-certificates) and a [test HTTP service](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#test-http-service) for this example.
 You will also need to make sure you Ingress targets exactly one Ingress
-controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class).
+controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class),
+and that you have an ingress controller [running](/examples/deployment) in your cluster.
 
 ## Acquiring an IP
 
diff --git a/examples/tls-termination/gce/README.md b/examples/tls-termination/gce/README.md
index ef2b99544..bc674d8a2 100644
--- a/examples/tls-termination/gce/README.md
+++ b/examples/tls-termination/gce/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This example demonstrates how to terminate TLS through the GCE Ingress controlle
 
 You need a [TLS cert](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#tls-certificates) and a [test HTTP service](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#test-http-service) for this example.
 You will also need to make sure you Ingress targets exactly one Ingress
-controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class).
+controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class),
+and that you have an ingress controller [running](/examples/deployment) in your cluster.
 
 ## Deployment
 
diff --git a/examples/tls-termination/nginx/README.md b/examples/tls-termination/nginx/README.md
index b116cad09..8ad3ac142 100644
--- a/examples/tls-termination/nginx/README.md
+++ b/examples/tls-termination/nginx/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This example demonstrates how to terminate TLS through the nginx Ingress control
 
 You need a [TLS cert](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#tls-certificates) and a [test HTTP service](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#test-http-service) for this example.
 You will also need to make sure you Ingress targets exactly one Ingress
-controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class).
+controller by specifying the [ingress.class annotation](/examples/PREREQUISITES.md#ingress-class),
+and that you have an ingress controller [running](/examples/deployment) in your cluster.
 
 ## Deployment