diff --git a/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst b/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
index 641116d859..11c42a3d61 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ Restore the configuration files
    for conf in $(cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*server.conffiles /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*conf.conffiles /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*jmx.conffiles | grep -v init ) /etc/systemd/system/{var-lib-scylla,var-lib-systemd-coredump}.mount; do sudo cp -v $conf.backup-4.3 $conf; done
    sudo systemctl daemon-reload (Ubuntu 16.04)
 
+Restore system tables
+---------------------
+
+Restore all tables of **system** and **system_schema** from the previous snapshot because 2021.1 uses a different set of system tables. See :doc:`Restore from a Backup and Incremental Backup </operating-scylla/procedures/backup-restore/restore/>` for reference.
+
+.. code:: console
+    
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo find . -maxdepth 1 -type f  -exec sudo rm -f "{}" +
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/snapshots/<snapshot_name>/
+    sudo cp -r * /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo chown -R scylla:scylla /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+
 Start the node
 --------------
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst b/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
index 1b7f3a2650..ac964b70d8 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/_common/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-ubuntu-and-debian.rst
@@ -184,6 +184,19 @@ Restore the configuration files
    for conf in $(cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*server.conffiles /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*conf.conffiles /var/lib/dpkg/info/scylla-*jmx.conffiles | grep -v init ) /etc/systemd/system/{var-lib-scylla,var-lib-systemd-coredump}.mount; do sudo cp -v $conf.backup-5.0 $conf; done
    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
+Restore system tables
+---------------------
+
+Restore all tables of **system** and **system_schema** from the previous snapshot because 2022.1 uses a different set of system tables. See :doc:`Restore from a Backup and Incremental Backup </operating-scylla/procedures/backup-restore/restore/>` for reference.
+
+.. code:: console
+
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo find . -maxdepth 1 -type f  -exec sudo rm -f "{}" +
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/snapshots/<snapshot_name>/
+    sudo cp -r * /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo chown -R scylla:scylla /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+
 Start the node
 --------------
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-rpm.rst b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-rpm.rst
index f342f23647..b2d7ea16e7 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-rpm.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1/upgrade-guide-from-4.3-to-2021.1-rpm.rst
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ Restore the configuration file
 
    for conf in $( rpm -qc $(rpm -qa | grep scylla) | grep -v contains ) /etc/systemd/system/{var-lib-scylla,var-lib-systemd-coredump}.mount; do sudo cp -v $conf.backup-4.3 $conf; done
 
+Restore system tables
+---------------------
+
+Restore all tables of **system** and **system_schema** from the previous snapshot because 2021.1 uses a different set of system tables. See :doc:`Restore from a Backup and Incremental Backup </operating-scylla/procedures/backup-restore/restore/>` for reference.
+
+.. code:: console
+
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo find . -maxdepth 1 -type f  -exec sudo rm -f "{}" +
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/snapshots/<snapshot_name>/
+    sudo cp -r * /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo chown -R scylla:scylla /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+
 Start the node
 --------------
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-rpm.rst b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-rpm.rst
index 9978a8c337..447055681a 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-rpm.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1/upgrade-guide-from-5.0-to-2022.1-rpm.rst
@@ -172,6 +172,19 @@ Restore the configuration file
 
    for conf in $( rpm -qc $(rpm -qa | grep scylla) | grep -v contains ) /etc/systemd/system/{var-lib-scylla,var-lib-systemd-coredump}.mount; do sudo cp -v $conf.backup-5.0 $conf; done
 
+Restore system tables
+---------------------
+
+Restore all tables of **system** and **system_schema** from the previous snapshot because 2022.1 uses a different set of system tables. See :doc:`Restore from a Backup and Incremental Backup </operating-scylla/procedures/backup-restore/restore/>` for reference.
+
+.. code:: console
+    
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo find . -maxdepth 1 -type f  -exec sudo rm -f "{}" +
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/snapshots/<snapshot_name>/
+    sudo cp -r * /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo chown -R scylla:scylla /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+
 Start the node
 --------------
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2-generic.rst b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2-generic.rst
index 725f19a38d..4ea181e6ce 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2-generic.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/upgrade-to-enterprise/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2/upgrade-guide-from-5.1-to-2022.2-generic.rst
@@ -346,8 +346,10 @@ Restore system tables
 
 Restore all tables of **system** and **system_schema** from the previous snapshot because |NEW_VERSION| uses a different set of system tables. See :doc:`Restore from a Backup and Incremental Backup </operating-scylla/procedures/backup-restore/restore/>` for reference.
 
-.. code:: sh
+.. code:: console
 
+    cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
+    sudo find . -maxdepth 1 -type f  -exec sudo rm -f "{}" +
     cd /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/snapshots/<snapshot_name>/
     sudo cp -r * /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/
     sudo chown -R scylla:scylla /var/lib/scylla/data/keyspace_name/table_name-UUID/