diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
index bc6075176cd22..346c0489aec77 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ readonly links: {
         readonly apm: {
             readonly kibanaSettings: string;
             readonly supportedServiceMaps: string;
+            readonly droppedTransactionSpans: string;
         };
         readonly canvas: {
             readonly guide: string;
diff --git a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
index f3ef7c550e57d..3645fed422de9 100644
--- a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class DocLinksService {
     const KIBANA_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
     const FLEET_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/fleet/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
     const PLUGIN_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
+    const APM_GET_STARTED_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/apm/get-started/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
 
     return deepFreeze({
       DOC_LINK_VERSION,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export class DocLinksService {
         apm: {
           kibanaSettings: `${KIBANA_DOCS}apm-settings-in-kibana.html`,
           supportedServiceMaps: `${KIBANA_DOCS}service-maps.html#service-maps-supported`,
+          droppedTransactionSpans: `${APM_GET_STARTED_DOCS}transaction-spans.html#dropped-spans`,
         },
         canvas: {
           guide: `${KIBANA_DOCS}canvas.html`,
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ export interface DocLinksStart {
     readonly apm: {
       readonly kibanaSettings: string;
       readonly supportedServiceMaps: string;
+      readonly droppedTransactionSpans: string;
     };
     readonly canvas: {
       readonly guide: string;
diff --git a/src/core/public/public.api.md b/src/core/public/public.api.md
index f18e1dc26bd87..460d11affa635 100644
--- a/src/core/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/core/public/public.api.md
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ export interface DocLinksStart {
         readonly apm: {
             readonly kibanaSettings: string;
             readonly supportedServiceMaps: string;
+            readonly droppedTransactionSpans: string;
         };
         readonly canvas: {
             readonly guide: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/Waterfall/transaction_flyout/DroppedSpansWarning.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/Waterfall/transaction_flyout/DroppedSpansWarning.tsx
index 6fb1cdc45805e..dd7441538e160 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/Waterfall/transaction_flyout/DroppedSpansWarning.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/Waterfall/transaction_flyout/DroppedSpansWarning.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { EuiCallOut, EuiHorizontalRule } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiCallOut, EuiHorizontalRule, EuiLink } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Transaction } from '../../../../../../../../typings/es_schemas/ui/transaction';
 import { ElasticDocsLink } from '../../../../../../shared/Links/ElasticDocsLink';
+import { useApmPluginContext } from '../../../context/apm_plugin/use_apm_plugin_context';
 
 export function DroppedSpansWarning({
   transactionDoc,
@@ -32,18 +33,14 @@ export function DroppedSpansWarning({
             values: { dropped },
           }
         )}{' '}
-        <ElasticDocsLink
-          section="/apm/get-started"
-          path="/transaction-spans.html#dropped-spans"
-          target="_blank"
-        >
+        <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.apm.droppedTransactionSpans}>
           {i18n.translate(
             'xpack.apm.transactionDetails.transFlyout.callout.learnMoreAboutDroppedSpansLinkText',
             {
               defaultMessage: 'Learn more about dropped spans.',
             }
           )}
-        </ElasticDocsLink>
+        </EuiLink>
       </EuiCallOut>
       <EuiHorizontalRule />
     </React.Fragment>