diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index b18d80b41f..5a0d8b6195 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2239,6 +2239,9 @@
                         The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'><filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename></ulink>
                         and <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                         statements enable the OpenEmbedded build system to find the patch file.
+                        For more information on using append files, see the 
+                        "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</link>"
+                        section.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Put the patch file in your layer</emphasis>:
                         Move the <filename>0001-calibrate-Add-printk-example.patch</filename> file to