diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index cdcb1ecbc0..9174417ae9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
             You can accomplish this through a recipe that is a BitBake append
             (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) file, which is described later
             in this section.
+            <note>
+                For general information on BSP layer structure, see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp'>Board Support Packages (BSP) - Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+            </note>
         </para>
 
         <para>