diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 1be7dd5c9b..5a75199387 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -853,6 +853,18 @@
+
+ image-live.bbclass
+
+
+ The live image (image-live) class
+ supports building "live" images.
+ Normally, you do not use this class directly.
+ Instead, you add "live" to
+ IMAGE_FSTYPES.
+
+
+
mime.bbclass
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 70c3d1f4b9..aa0737e498 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -2495,6 +2495,13 @@
IMAGE_TYPES.
+
+ If you add "live" to IMAGE_FSTYPES
+ inside an image recipe, be sure that you do so prior to the
+ "inherit image" line of the recipe or the live image will
+ not build.
+
+
Due to the way this variable is processed, it is not
possible to update its contents using