diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md
index a026d1ec0cd..587e1411c26 100644
--- a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md
+++ b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ Since not all datasources have the same configuration settings we only have the
 | sslmode | string | PostgreSQL | SSLmode. 'disable', 'require', 'verify-ca' or 'verify-full' |
 | postgresVersion | number | PostgreSQL | Postgres version as a number (903/904/905/906/1000) meaning v9.3, v9.4, ..., v10 |
 | timescaledb | boolean | PostgreSQL | Enable usage of TimescaleDB extension |
+| maxOpenConns | number | MySQL, PostgreSQL & MSSQL | Maximum number of open connections to the database |
+| maxIdleConns | number | MySQL, PostgreSQL & MSSQL | Maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool |
+| connMaxLifetime | number | MySQL, PostgreSQL & MSSQL | Maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused |
 
 #### Secure Json Data
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/features/datasources/mssql.md b/docs/sources/features/datasources/mssql.md
index debf771ffb0..a3e350ab47b 100644
--- a/docs/sources/features/datasources/mssql.md
+++ b/docs/sources/features/datasources/mssql.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Name | Description
 *Database* | Name of your MSSQL database.
 *User* | Database user's login/username
 *Password* | Database user's password
+*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited`.
+*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2`.
+*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400` (4 hours).
 
 ### Min time interval
 
@@ -585,6 +588,10 @@ datasources:
     url: localhost:1433
     database: grafana
     user: grafana
+    jsonData:
+      maxOpenConns: 0
+      maxIdleConns: 2
+      connMaxLifetime: 14400
     secureJsonData:
       password: "Password!"
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/features/datasources/mysql.md b/docs/sources/features/datasources/mysql.md
index d713a4b42b7..8cb6dea785d 100644
--- a/docs/sources/features/datasources/mysql.md
+++ b/docs/sources/features/datasources/mysql.md
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Name | Description
 *Database* | Name of your MySQL database.
 *User* | Database user's login/username
 *Password* | Database user's password
+*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited`.
+*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2`.
+*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400` (4 hours).
 
 ### Min time interval
 
@@ -316,4 +319,8 @@ datasources:
     database: grafana
     user: grafana
     password: password
+    jsonData:
+      maxOpenConns: 0
+      maxIdleConns: 2
+      connMaxLifetime: 14400
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/features/datasources/postgres.md b/docs/sources/features/datasources/postgres.md
index 7076ff033b3..07413ad6510 100644
--- a/docs/sources/features/datasources/postgres.md
+++ b/docs/sources/features/datasources/postgres.md
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ Name | Description
 *User* | Database user's login/username
 *Password* | Database user's password
 *SSL Mode* | This option determines whether or with what priority a secure SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server.
+*Max open* | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `unlimited`.
+*Max idle* | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `2`.
+*Max lifetime* | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400` (4 hours).
 *Version* | This option determines which functions are available in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).
 *TimescaleDB* | TimescaleDB is a time-series database built as a PostgreSQL extension. If enabled, Grafana will use `time_bucket` in the `$__timeGroup` macro and display TimescaleDB specific aggregate functions in the query builder (only available in Grafana 5.3+).
 
@@ -374,6 +377,9 @@ datasources:
       password: "Password!"
     jsonData:
       sslmode: "disable" # disable/require/verify-ca/verify-full
+      maxOpenConns: 0
+      maxIdleConns: 2
+      connMaxLifetime: 14400
       postgresVersion: 903 # 903=9.3, 904=9.4, 905=9.5, 906=9.6, 1000=10
       timescaledb: false
 ```