diff --git a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
index 582ce22d4..43b5a6697 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@
 **** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth.adoc[]
 ***** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-delete.adoc[]
 ***** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-list.adoc[]
+***** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc[]
 ***** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-use.adoc[]
 **** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-byoc.adoc[]
 ***** xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-byoc-install.adoc[]
diff --git a/modules/reference/pages/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc b/modules/reference/pages/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bb86759a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reference/pages/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+= rpk cloud auth token
+
+include::streaming:reference:partial$rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc[tag=single-source]
diff --git a/modules/sql/pages/connect-to-sql/authenticate.adoc b/modules/sql/pages/connect-to-sql/authenticate.adoc
index 8a26675e1..99b6a2019 100644
--- a/modules/sql/pages/connect-to-sql/authenticate.adoc
+++ b/modules/sql/pages/connect-to-sql/authenticate.adoc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Redpanda SQL supports three authentication modes, selected by the connection-str
 
 |Bearer token
 |`auth_method=bearer`
-|You already hold a JSON Web Token (JWT) issued by Redpanda Cloud (for example, returned by `rpk cloud auth token`).
+|You already hold a JSON Web Token (JWT) issued by Redpanda Cloud (for example, returned by xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc[`rpk cloud auth token`]).
 
 |Client credentials
 |`auth_method=client_secret`
diff --git a/modules/sql/pages/get-started/deploy-sql-cluster.adoc b/modules/sql/pages/get-started/deploy-sql-cluster.adoc
index f929bdd27..b5ba16a9f 100644
--- a/modules/sql/pages/get-started/deploy-sql-cluster.adoc
+++ b/modules/sql/pages/get-started/deploy-sql-cluster.adoc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ To connect using a bearer token (xref:manage:rpk/rpk-install.adoc[`rpk` v26.1.6+
 rpk cloud login
 ----
 
-. Retrieve a temporary authentication token for the SQL engine:
+. Retrieve a temporary authentication token for the SQL engine using xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc[`rpk cloud auth token`]:
 +
 [,bash]
 ----
diff --git a/modules/sql/pages/get-started/sql-quickstart.adoc b/modules/sql/pages/get-started/sql-quickstart.adoc
index 43799567a..6e69af8d8 100644
--- a/modules/sql/pages/get-started/sql-quickstart.adoc
+++ b/modules/sql/pages/get-started/sql-quickstart.adoc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SQL connection details are available on your cluster's *SQL* tab in the https://
 rpk cloud login
 ----
 
-. Retrieve a temporary authentication token for the SQL engine:
+. Retrieve a temporary authentication token for the SQL engine using xref:reference:rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-auth-token.adoc[`rpk cloud auth token`]:
 +
 [,bash]
 ----