diff --git a/docs/generated/reference/output/reference/api-docs/index.html b/docs/generated/reference/output/reference/api-docs/index.html
index 09c007442..5f9d1b077 100755
--- a/docs/generated/reference/output/reference/api-docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/generated/reference/output/reference/api-docs/index.html
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ Appears In:
 <td><code>ingress</code><br /> *<a href="#acmechallengesolverhttp01ingress-v1alpha1">ACMEChallengeSolverHTTP01Ingress</a>*</td>
 <td>The ingress based HTTP01 challenge solver will solve challenges by creating or modifying Ingress resources in order to route requests for &#39;/.well-known/acme-challenge/XYZ&#39; to &#39;challenge solver&#39; pods that are provisioned by cert-manager for each Challenge to be completed.</td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code>podTemplate</code><br /> <em>PodTemplateSpec</em></td>
+<td>Optional template for configure the solver pods. Not all pod template options are valid (e.g. name).</td>
+</tr>
 </tbody></table>
 <h2 id="acmechallengesolverhttp01ingress-v1alpha1">ACMEChallengeSolverHTTP01Ingress v1alpha1</h2>
 <table>
@@ -1394,10 +1398,6 @@ Appears In:
 </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody><tr>
-<td><code>PodTemplate</code><br /> <em>PodTemplate</em></td>
-<td>Optional template for configure the solver pods. Not all pod template options are valid (e.g. name)</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
 <td><code>serviceType</code><br /> <em>string</em></td>
 <td>Optional service type for Kubernetes solver service</td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/docs/tasks/issuers/setup-acme/http01/index.rst b/docs/tasks/issuers/setup-acme/http01/index.rst
index 69f621ad4..2df7c1820 100644
--- a/docs/tasks/issuers/setup-acme/http01/index.rst
+++ b/docs/tasks/issuers/setup-acme/http01/index.rst
@@ -67,3 +67,23 @@ response specify the following http01 config:
 
 By default type NodePort will be used when you don't set http01 or when you set
 serviceType to an empty string. Normally there's no need to change this.
+
+podTemplate
+-----------
+
+You may wish to change the solver's pod metadata, such as labels and
+annotations. This can be done by editing the ``podTemplate`` attribute. Note
+that the ``name``, ``generateName``, and all fields under ``spec`` cannot be
+changed.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+       - http01:
+           podTemplate:
+             namespace: default
+             labels:
+               environment: production
+               foo: bar
+
+Unless changed, the pod's metadata will remain the default for each unedited
+field when a podTemplate is specified.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types_issuer.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types_issuer.go
index ccf8bfdff..e6c528d35 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types_issuer.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha1/types_issuer.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ type ACMEChallengeSolverHTTP01 struct {
 	// +optional
 	Ingress *ACMEChallengeSolverHTTP01Ingress `json:"ingress"`
 
-	// Optional template for configure the solver pods. Not all pod template
+	// Optional template to configure the solver pods. Not all pod template
 	// options are valid (e.g. name).
 	// +optional
 	PodTemplate corev1.PodTemplateSpec `json:"podTemplate,omitempty"`