diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index b020a27712..f0384a8443 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1225,6 +1225,42 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-BBMULTICONFIG'><glossterm>BBMULTICONFIG</glossterm>
+            <info>
+                BBMULTICONFIG[doc] = "Specifies each separate configuration when you are building targets with multiple configurations."
+            </info>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para role="glossdeffirst">
+<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
+                    Specifies each separate configuration when you are
+                    building targets with multiple configurations.
+                    Use this variable in your
+                    <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file.
+                    Specify a <replaceable>multiconfigname</replaceable> for
+                    each configuration file you are using.
+                    For example, the following line specifies three
+                    configuration files:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     BBMULTIFONFIG = "configA configB configC"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    Each configuration file you use must reside in the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory's</ulink>
+                    <filename>conf/multiconfig</filename> directory
+                    (e.g.
+                    <replaceable>build_directory</replaceable><filename>/conf/multiconfig/configA.conf</filename>).
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For information on how to use
+                    <filename>BBMULTICONFIG</filename> in an environment that
+                    supports building targets with multiple configurations,
+                    see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-building-targets-with-multiple-configurations'>Building Targets with Multiple Configurations</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-BBPATH'><glossterm>BBPATH</glossterm>
             <info>
                 BBPATH[doc] = "Used by BitBake to locate .bbclass and configuration files. This variable is analogous to the PATH variable."