diff --git a/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanel.js b/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanel.js
index 507fc00d2..a905aacfa 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanel.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanel.js
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@ import { reduce, isArray } from 'min-dash';
 
 import { FormPropertiesPanelContext } from './context';
 
-import { PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider } from './PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider';
+import { getPropertiesPanelHeaderProvider } from './PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider';
 import { PropertiesPanelPlaceholderProvider } from './PropertiesPanelPlaceholderProvider';
 
+const EMPTY = {};
+
 export function PropertiesPanel(props) {
   const { eventBus, getProviders, injector } = props;
 
   const formEditor = injector.get('formEditor');
   const modeling = injector.get('modeling');
   const selectionModule = injector.get('selection');
-  const propertiesPanelConfig = injector.get('config.propertiesPanel') || {};
+  const propertiesPanelConfig = injector.get('config.propertiesPanel') || EMPTY;
 
   const { feelPopupContainer } = propertiesPanelConfig;
 
@@ -83,6 +85,17 @@ export function PropertiesPanel(props) {
     );
   }, [providers, selectedFormField, editField]);
 
+  const formFields = getService('formFields');
+
+  const PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      getPropertiesPanelHeaderProvider({
+        getDocumentationRef: propertiesPanelConfig.getDocumentationRef,
+        formFields,
+      }),
+    [formFields, propertiesPanelConfig],
+  );
+
   return (
     <div
       class="fjs-properties-panel"
diff --git a/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.js b/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.js
index 2ef6593c6..ba38b0cf6 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-editor/src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.js
@@ -1,65 +1,50 @@
 import { textToLabel } from './Util';
-
 import { iconsByType } from '../../render/components/icons';
-
 import { getPaletteIcon } from '../palette/components/Palette';
 
-import { useService } from './hooks';
-
 const headerlessTypes = ['spacer', 'separator', 'expression', 'html'];
 
-export const PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider = {
-  getElementLabel: (field) => {
-    const { type } = field;
-
-    if (headerlessTypes.includes(type)) {
-      return '';
-    }
-
-    if (type === 'text') {
-      return textToLabel(field.text);
-    }
-
-    if (type === 'image') {
-      return field.alt;
-    }
-
-    if (type === 'default') {
-      return field.id;
-    }
-
-    return field.label;
-  },
-
-  getElementIcon: (field) => {
-    const { type } = field;
-
-    // @Note: We know that we are inside the properties panel context,
-    // so we can savely use the hook here.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
-    const fieldDefinition = useService('formFields').get(type).config;
-
-    const Icon = fieldDefinition.icon || iconsByType(type);
-
-    if (Icon) {
-      return () => <Icon width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 54 54" />;
-    } else if (fieldDefinition.iconUrl) {
-      return getPaletteIcon({ iconUrl: fieldDefinition.iconUrl, label: fieldDefinition.label });
-    }
-  },
-
-  getTypeLabel: (field) => {
-    const { type } = field;
-
-    if (type === 'default') {
-      return 'Form';
-    }
-
-    // @Note: We know that we are inside the properties panel context,
-    // so we can savely use the hook here.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
-    const fieldDefinition = useService('formFields').get(type).config;
-
-    return fieldDefinition.label || type;
-  },
-};
+export function getPropertiesPanelHeaderProvider(options = {}) {
+  const { getDocumentationRef, formFields } = options;
+
+  return {
+    getElementLabel: (field) => {
+      const { type } = field;
+      if (headerlessTypes.includes(type)) {
+        return '';
+      }
+      if (type === 'text') {
+        return textToLabel(field.text);
+      }
+      if (type === 'image') {
+        return field.alt;
+      }
+      if (type === 'default') {
+        return field.id;
+      }
+      return field.label;
+    },
+
+    getElementIcon: (field) => {
+      const { type } = field;
+      const fieldDefinition = formFields.get(type).config;
+      const Icon = fieldDefinition.icon || iconsByType(type);
+      if (Icon) {
+        return () => <Icon width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 54 54" />;
+      } else if (fieldDefinition.iconUrl) {
+        return getPaletteIcon({ iconUrl: fieldDefinition.iconUrl, label: fieldDefinition.label });
+      }
+    },
+
+    getTypeLabel: (field) => {
+      const { type } = field;
+      if (type === 'default') {
+        return 'Form';
+      }
+      const fieldDefinition = formFields.get(type).config;
+      return fieldDefinition.label || type;
+    },
+
+    getDocumentationRef,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/form-js-editor/test/spec/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.spec.js b/packages/form-js-editor/test/spec/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.spec.js
index 453ecbcfb..4a519f30e 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-editor/test/spec/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.spec.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-editor/test/spec/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { cleanup, render } from '@testing-library/preact/pure';
 
 import { FormFields } from '@bpmn-io/form-js-viewer';
 
-import { PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider } from '../../../../src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider';
+import { getPropertiesPanelHeaderProvider } from '../../../../src/features/properties-panel/PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider';
 
 import { MockPropertiesPanelContext, TestPropertiesPanel } from './helper';
 
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ describe('PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider', function () {
     expect(label.innerText).to.eql(field.label);
   });
 
+  it('should render documentation link', function () {
+    // given
+    const field = { type: 'textfield' };
+
+    const getDocumentationRef = () => 'https://example.com/';
+
+    // when
+    const { container } = renderHeader({ field, getDocumentationRef });
+
+    // then
+    const documentationLink = container.querySelector('.bio-properties-panel-header-link');
+
+    expect(documentationLink).to.exist;
+    expect(documentationLink.href).to.eql(getDocumentationRef());
+  });
+
   describe('extension support', function () {
     it('should render type label from config', function () {
       // given
@@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ describe('PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider', function () {
 
 // helpers /////////
 
-function renderHeader({ services, ...restOptions }) {
+function renderHeader({ services = {}, getDocumentationRef, ...restOptions }) {
   const defaultField = { type: 'textfield' };
 
   const options = {
@@ -140,7 +156,13 @@ function renderHeader({ services, ...restOptions }) {
 
   return render(
     <MockPropertiesPanelContext options={options} services={services}>
-      <TestPropertiesPanel field={options.field} headerProvider={PropertiesPanelHeaderProvider} />
+      <TestPropertiesPanel
+        field={options.field}
+        headerProvider={getPropertiesPanelHeaderProvider({
+          formFields: services.formFields || new FormFields(),
+          getDocumentationRef,
+        })}
+      />
     </MockPropertiesPanelContext>,
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/form-js-playground/test/spec/Playground.spec.js b/packages/form-js-playground/test/spec/Playground.spec.js
index 62003c2cd..45a426811 100644
--- a/packages/form-js-playground/test/spec/Playground.spec.js
+++ b/packages/form-js-playground/test/spec/Playground.spec.js
@@ -144,6 +144,47 @@ describe('playground', function () {
     expect(playground).to.exist;
   });
 
+  it('should render with documentation links', async function () {
+    // given
+    const data = {};
+
+    const getDocumentationRef = (field) => {
+      if (field.type === 'default') {
+        return 'https://example.com/default';
+      }
+
+      return 'https://example.com/other';
+    };
+
+    // when
+    await act(() => {
+      playground = new Playground({
+        container,
+        schema,
+        data,
+        propertiesPanel: {
+          getDocumentationRef,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    // then
+    expect(playground).to.exist;
+
+    const documentationLink = domQuery('.bio-properties-panel-header-link', container);
+    expect(documentationLink).to.exist;
+    expect(documentationLink.href).to.eql('https://example.com/default');
+
+    // when
+    const formField = domQuery('.fjs-form-field', container);
+    await act(() => formField.click());
+
+    // then
+    const documentationLinkSelected = domQuery('.bio-properties-panel-header-link', container);
+    expect(documentationLinkSelected).to.exist;
+    expect(documentationLinkSelected.href).to.eql('https://example.com/other');
+  });
+
   it('should append sample data', async function () {
     // given
     const attrs = {