diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 51e3c35814..8d03174ab2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -621,6 +621,18 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-gtext'>
+    <title><filename>gtext.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The GText (<filename>gtext</filename>) class provides support for
+        building software that uses the GNU <filename>gettext</filename>
+        internationalization and localization system.
+        All recipes building software that use
+        <filename>gettext</filename> should inherit this class.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-pkgconfig'>
     <title>Pkg-config - <filename>pkgconfig.bbclass</filename></title>