diff --git a/core/audits/bf-cache.js b/core/audits/bf-cache.js
index 9ede3b973834..285fa93f7326 100644
--- a/core/audits/bf-cache.js
+++ b/core/audits/bf-cache.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class BFCache extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation', 'timespan'],
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['BFCacheFailures'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/bootup-time.js b/core/audits/bootup-time.js
index d78713ca9803..6c3f225df333 100644
--- a/core/audits/bootup-time.js
+++ b/core/audits/bootup-time.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class BootupTime extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/duplicated-javascript.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/duplicated-javascript.js
index 458a04ad8a12..43ed0a3de1c8 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/duplicated-javascript.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/duplicated-javascript.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class DuplicatedJavascript extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'SourceMaps', 'Scripts',
         'GatherContext', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/efficient-animated-content.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/efficient-animated-content.js
index 27b44960e41f..5ef001f30d2c 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/efficient-animated-content.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/efficient-animated-content.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class EfficientAnimatedContent extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'GatherContext', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/legacy-javascript.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/legacy-javascript.js
index f0ddaeb96e9d..e8bf87a3fa34 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/legacy-javascript.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/legacy-javascript.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class LegacyJavascript extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'Scripts', 'SourceMaps',
         'GatherContext', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/modern-image-formats.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/modern-image-formats.js
index bf53cce9e4a9..aaeec92ab8e7 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/modern-image-formats.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/modern-image-formats.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ModernImageFormats extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['OptimizedImages', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL', 'GatherContext',
         'ImageElements'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/offscreen-images.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/offscreen-images.js
index 759aa852d4f6..4b3031a8729d 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/offscreen-images.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/offscreen-images.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class OffscreenImages extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ImageElements', 'ViewportDimensions', 'GatherContext', 'devtoolsLogs',
         'traces', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/render-blocking-resources.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/render-blocking-resources.js
index 3dd6060bcddc..66fca658984c 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/render-blocking-resources.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/render-blocking-resources.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class RenderBlockingResources extends Audit {
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       // TODO: look into adding an `optionalArtifacts` property that captures the non-required nature
       // of CSSUsage
       requiredArtifacts: ['URL', 'TagsBlockingFirstPaint', 'traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'CSSUsage',
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/total-byte-weight.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/total-byte-weight.js
index 9e11ea6386c8..bd3661fdcf89 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/total-byte-weight.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/total-byte-weight.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TotalByteWeight extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-css.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-css.js
index 2d7e54a4e5ed..6693d31f8dfd 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-css.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-css.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class UnminifiedCSS extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['CSSUsage', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL', 'GatherContext'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-javascript.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-javascript.js
index 31a43542a946..8cd71e149600 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-javascript.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unminified-javascript.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class UnminifiedJavaScript extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['Scripts', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'GatherContext', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-css-rules.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-css-rules.js
index 2016f142d505..7fc4bdb36e4b 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-css-rules.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-css-rules.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class UnusedCSSRules extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['CSSUsage', 'URL', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'GatherContext'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-javascript.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-javascript.js
index d34a8827da61..24a7f84a55bb 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-javascript.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/unused-javascript.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class UnusedJavaScript extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['JsUsage', 'Scripts', 'SourceMaps', 'GatherContext',
         'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-long-cache-ttl.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-long-cache-ttl.js
index 14397b0220d4..d5fb6aaecce2 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-long-cache-ttl.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-long-cache-ttl.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class CacheHeaders extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-optimized-images.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-optimized-images.js
index 026d9ff8f04c..aaa4093dfa0f 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-optimized-images.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-optimized-images.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class UsesOptimizedImages extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['OptimizedImages', 'ImageElements', 'GatherContext', 'devtoolsLogs',
         'traces', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images-snapshot.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images-snapshot.js
index d9646e4a1d5b..d1bd05787497 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images-snapshot.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images-snapshot.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class UsesResponsiveImagesSnapshot extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: UsesResponsiveImages.str_(UsesResponsiveImages.UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['snapshot'],
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ImageElements', 'ViewportDimensions'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images.js
index 36b30cc61bad..be17af566893 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-responsive-images.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class UsesResponsiveImages extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ImageElements', 'ViewportDimensions', 'GatherContext',
         'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-text-compression.js b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-text-compression.js
index 979b6d32ba92..c45244645b7a 100644
--- a/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-text-compression.js
+++ b/core/audits/byte-efficiency/uses-text-compression.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ResponsesAreCompressed extends ByteEfficiencyAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: ByteEfficiencyAudit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ResponseCompression', 'GatherContext', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/critical-request-chains.js b/core/audits/critical-request-chains.js
index b5606197abf9..5c4c031d48d0 100644
--- a/core/audits/critical-request-chains.js
+++ b/core/audits/critical-request-chains.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class CriticalRequestChains extends Audit {
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js b/core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
index 6b1ade53f5ed..96a8fb18582e 100644
--- a/core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
+++ b/core/audits/dobetterweb/dom-size.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class DOMSize extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['DOMStats', 'URL', 'GatherContext'],
       __internalOptionalArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/dobetterweb/no-document-write.js b/core/audits/dobetterweb/no-document-write.js
index 639ad1c960e5..719a75408486 100644
--- a/core/audits/dobetterweb/no-document-write.js
+++ b/core/audits/dobetterweb/no-document-write.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class NoDocWriteAudit extends ViolationAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ConsoleMessages', 'SourceMaps', 'Scripts'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-http2.js b/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-http2.js
index 389e880129ca..c176c9fe001a 100644
--- a/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-http2.js
+++ b/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-http2.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class UsesHTTP2Audit extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       supportedModes: ['timespan', 'navigation'],
       requiredArtifacts: ['URL', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'GatherContext'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-passive-event-listeners.js b/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-passive-event-listeners.js
index 4320e71aeea8..12987f1bd099 100644
--- a/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-passive-event-listeners.js
+++ b/core/audits/dobetterweb/uses-passive-event-listeners.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class PassiveEventsAudit extends ViolationAudit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ConsoleMessages', 'SourceMaps', 'Scripts'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/font-display.js b/core/audits/font-display.js
index 0d1ff96924e4..f0608629e8e8 100644
--- a/core/audits/font-display.js
+++ b/core/audits/font-display.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class FontDisplay extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'CSSUsage', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/largest-contentful-paint-element.js b/core/audits/largest-contentful-paint-element.js
index 24a1367abbc0..8e3b56b4375a 100644
--- a/core/audits/largest-contentful-paint-element.js
+++ b/core/audits/largest-contentful-paint-element.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class LargestContentfulPaintElement extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
       requiredArtifacts:
         ['traces', 'TraceElements', 'devtoolsLogs', 'GatherContext', 'settings', 'URL'],
diff --git a/core/audits/layout-shift-elements.js b/core/audits/layout-shift-elements.js
index e8181caae0be..e75cc8781d63 100644
--- a/core/audits/layout-shift-elements.js
+++ b/core/audits/layout-shift-elements.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class LayoutShiftElements extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'TraceElements'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/lcp-lazy-loaded.js b/core/audits/lcp-lazy-loaded.js
index 710c0a6bbb5b..d919c120ec1a 100644
--- a/core/audits/lcp-lazy-loaded.js
+++ b/core/audits/lcp-lazy-loaded.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class LargestContentfulPaintLazyLoaded extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['TraceElements', 'ViewportDimensions', 'ImageElements',
         'traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'GatherContext', 'URL'],
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/long-tasks.js b/core/audits/long-tasks.js
index dbdee4c00d7a..76a085a70b5a 100644
--- a/core/audits/long-tasks.js
+++ b/core/audits/long-tasks.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class LongTasks extends Audit {
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'URL'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/mainthread-work-breakdown.js b/core/audits/mainthread-work-breakdown.js
index d930c8858ee0..c0eb8ae3320b 100644
--- a/core/audits/mainthread-work-breakdown.js
+++ b/core/audits/mainthread-work-breakdown.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class MainThreadWorkBreakdown extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/non-composited-animations.js b/core/audits/non-composited-animations.js
index 2a8c00222bc8..5544033bdb46 100644
--- a/core/audits/non-composited-animations.js
+++ b/core/audits/non-composited-animations.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class NonCompositedAnimations extends Audit {
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['TraceElements', 'HostUserAgent'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/prioritize-lcp-image.js b/core/audits/prioritize-lcp-image.js
index 8f87d79206d1..2f4d67c82986 100644
--- a/core/audits/prioritize-lcp-image.js
+++ b/core/audits/prioritize-lcp-image.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class PrioritizeLcpImage extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'GatherContext', 'URL', 'TraceElements'],
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/redirects.js b/core/audits/redirects.js
index b3f230df7f41..f22dc89123a2 100644
--- a/core/audits/redirects.js
+++ b/core/audits/redirects.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Redirects extends Audit {
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['URL', 'GatherContext', 'devtoolsLogs', 'traces'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/server-response-time.js b/core/audits/server-response-time.js
index 5cf828a6c262..d0d5df74f6c7 100644
--- a/core/audits/server-response-time.js
+++ b/core/audits/server-response-time.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ServerResponseTime extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'URL', 'GatherContext'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/third-party-facades.js b/core/audits/third-party-facades.js
index 4a2f74422d56..375042ee6385 100644
--- a/core/audits/third-party-facades.js
+++ b/core/audits/third-party-facades.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class ThirdPartyFacades extends Audit {
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'URL', 'GatherContext'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/third-party-summary.js b/core/audits/third-party-summary.js
index 08d4082db494..66cf6bdddaa0 100644
--- a/core/audits/third-party-summary.js
+++ b/core/audits/third-party-summary.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class ThirdPartySummary extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'URL', 'GatherContext'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/unsized-images.js b/core/audits/unsized-images.js
index 2a2dbd9bcad2..e5dcad875099 100644
--- a/core/audits/unsized-images.js
+++ b/core/audits/unsized-images.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class UnsizedImages extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['ImageElements'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/user-timings.js b/core/audits/user-timings.js
index 40639dbeb128..7ec6cb9122a7 100644
--- a/core/audits/user-timings.js
+++ b/core/audits/user-timings.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class UserTimings extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.INFORMATIVE,
+      guidanceLevel: 2,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js b/core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
index dabd1898b0e3..ff30446863c3 100644
--- a/core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
+++ b/core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class UsesRelPreconnectAudit extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'URL', 'LinkElements'],
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/uses-rel-preload.js b/core/audits/uses-rel-preload.js
index e045246553cd..acc30f038ac7 100644
--- a/core/audits/uses-rel-preload.js
+++ b/core/audits/uses-rel-preload.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class UsesRelPreloadAudit extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       supportedModes: ['navigation'],
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['devtoolsLogs', 'traces', 'URL'],
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
     };
diff --git a/core/audits/viewport.js b/core/audits/viewport.js
index c8c278b231d9..8b1642ea560c 100644
--- a/core/audits/viewport.js
+++ b/core/audits/viewport.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Viewport extends Audit {
       title: str_(UIStrings.title),
       failureTitle: str_(UIStrings.failureTitle),
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
+      guidanceLevel: 3,
       requiredArtifacts: ['MetaElements'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/core/audits/work-during-interaction.js b/core/audits/work-during-interaction.js
index 4acb84f1568a..8305092d1c61 100644
--- a/core/audits/work-during-interaction.js
+++ b/core/audits/work-during-interaction.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class WorkDuringInteraction extends Audit {
       description: str_(UIStrings.description),
       scoreDisplayMode: Audit.SCORING_MODES.NUMERIC,
       supportedModes: ['timespan'],
+      guidanceLevel: 1,
       requiredArtifacts: ['traces', 'devtoolsLogs', 'TraceElements'],
     };
   }
diff --git a/types/audit.d.ts b/types/audit.d.ts
index 9a83f6337722..3dbea129859b 100644
--- a/types/audit.d.ts
+++ b/types/audit.d.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ declare module Audit {
     scoreDisplayMode?: AuditResult.ScoreDisplayMode;
     /** A list of gather modes that this audit is applicable to. */
     supportedModes?: Gatherer.GatherMode[],
+    /** A number indicating how much guidance Lighthouse provides to solve the problem in this audit on a 1-3 scale. Higher means more guidance. */
+    guidanceLevel?: number;
   }
 
   interface ByteEfficiencyItem extends AuditDetails.OpportunityItem {