diff --git a/modules/nw-route-specific-annotations.adoc b/modules/nw-route-specific-annotations.adoc
index 0654b34bbfbe..fb3b8f6e17c1 100644
--- a/modules/nw-route-specific-annotations.adoc
+++ b/modules/nw-route-specific-annotations.adoc
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ metadata:
     haproxy.router.openshift.io/ip_allowlist: 192.168.1.10
 ----
 
+.A route that sets the load-balancing algorithm to leastconn
+[source,yaml]
+----
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    haproxy.router.openshift.io/balance: leastconn
+----
+* The default load-balancing algorithm is `random`.
+
 .A route that allows several IP addresses
 [source,yaml]
 ----