diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index a5320283f6..4900879e4b 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -469,6 +469,15 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-COMBINED_FEATURES'><glossterm>COMBINED_FEATURES</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>A set of features common between 
+                    <link linkend='var-MACHINE_FEATURES'><filename>MACHINE_FEATURES</filename></link>
+                    and <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+                    See the glossary descriptions for these variables for more information.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE'><glossterm>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>A regular expression which evaluates to match the machines the recipe