diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index fd8ff08949..b2d801fc2d 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -684,6 +684,12 @@
         </itemizedlist>
     </para>
 
+    <para>
+        You can find more guidance on creating well-formed commit messages at this OpenEmbedded 
+        wiki page:
+        <ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines'></ulink>.
+    </para>
+
     <para>
         Following are general instructions for both pushing changes upstream and for submitting changes as patches.
     </para>