diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index baf29ea157..7124c49560 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -515,6 +515,26 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-distro_features_check'>
+    <title><filename>distro_features_check.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The Distribution Features Check (<filename>distro_features_check</filename>) class
+        allows individual recipes to check for required and conflicting
+        <link linkend='var-DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        This class provides support for the
+        <link linkend='var-REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+        and
+        <link linkend='var-CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES'><filename>CONFLICT_DISTRO_FEATURES</filename></link>
+        variables.
+        If any conditions specified in the recipe using the above variables are
+        not met, the recipe will be skipped.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-debian'>
     <title>Debian Renaming - <filename>debian.bbclass</filename></title>