diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/config.md b/content/docs/command-reference/config.md
index 3f0b4a1a31..1a876111b5 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/config.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/config.md
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ experiments or projects use a similar structure.
   files will be stored, by default in `.dvc/tmp/index`. This may be necessary
   when using DVC on NFS or other mounted volumes.
 
+### plots
+
+- `plots.html_template` - sets a
+  [custom HTML template](/doc/command-reference/plots#html-templates) for
+  `dvc plots`. Accepts a path relative to the `.dvc/` folder.
+
+- `plots.auto_open` - if `true`, DVC will automatically open the HTML file
+  generated by `dvc plots` commands in a browser. `false` by default
+
 ## Example: Add an S3 remote, and set it as default
 
 > 💡 Before adding an S3 remote, be sure to
diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/exp/show.md b/content/docs/command-reference/exp/show.md
index b0c278842e..64d2b24ef4 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/exp/show.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/exp/show.md
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ will be generated using the same data from the table.
   destination `folder` of the plot. By default its `dvc_plots`.
 
 - `--open` - when used with `--pcp`, opens the generated plot in a browser
-  automatically.
+  automatically. You can enable `dvc config plots.auto_open` to make this the
+  default behavior.
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/plots/diff.md b/content/docs/command-reference/plots/diff.md
index 01466f805b..cb30292551 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/plots/diff.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/plots/diff.md
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ all the current plots, without comparisons.
 - `--show-vega` - produce a [Vega-Lite](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/) spec
   file instead of HTML. See `dvc plots` for more info.
 
-- `--open` - opens the generated plot in the browser automatically.
+- `--open` - open the HTML generated in a browser automatically. You can enable
+  `dvc config plots.auto_open` to make this the default behavior.
 
 - `--no-header` - lets DVC know that CSV or TSV `--targets` do not have a
   header. A 0-based numeric index can be used to identify each column instead of
diff --git a/content/docs/command-reference/plots/show.md b/content/docs/command-reference/plots/show.md
index a8ff83b4be..23e3c29b41 100644
--- a/content/docs/command-reference/plots/show.md
+++ b/content/docs/command-reference/plots/show.md
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ please see `dvc plots`.
 - `--show-vega` - produce a [Vega-Lite](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/) spec
   file instead of HTML. See `dvc plots` for more info.
 
-- `--open` - opens the generated plot in the browser automatically.
+- `--open` - open the HTML generated in a browser automatically. You can enable
+  `dvc config plots.auto_open` to make this the default behavior.
 
 - `--no-header` - lets DVC know that CSV or TSV `targets` do not have a header.
   A 0-based numeric index can be used to identify each column instead of names.