diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index f9cf72c676..2e6a17f255 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1359,6 +1359,16 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-perlnative'>
+    <title><filename>perlnative.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        When inherited by a recipe, the <filename>perlnative</filename> class
+        supports using the native version of Perl built by the build system
+        rather than using the version provided by the build host.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-perl'>
     <title>Perl Modules - <filename>cpan.bbclass</filename></title>