diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 8c3bbaa569..7025041f23 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1979,6 +1979,20 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND'><glossterm>IMAGE_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Added by classes to run post processing commands once the 
+                    OpenEmbedded build system has created the image.
+                    You can specify shell commands and, if necessary, the path
+                    to the root filesystem image:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}&lt;shell_command&gt;; ... "
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-IMAGE_ROOTFS'><glossterm>IMAGE_ROOTFS</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>