diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 163f5760e1..4a2c79f1be 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -7485,6 +7485,38 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-LAYERRECOMMENDS'><glossterm>LAYERRECOMMENDS</glossterm>
+            <info>
+                LAYERRECOMMENDS[doc] = "Lists the layers, separated by spaces, recommended for use with this layer."
+            </info>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para role="glossdeffirst">
+<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
+                    Lists the layers, separated by spaces, recommended for
+                    use with this layer.
+                    Optionally, you can specify a specific layer version for a
+                    recommendation by adding the version to the end of the
+                    layer name.
+                    Here is an example:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     LAYERRECOMMENDS_mylayer = "anotherlayer (=3)"
+                    </literallayout>
+                    In this previous example, version 3 of "anotherlayer" is
+                    compared against
+                    <filename>LAYERVERSION_anotherlayer</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    An error is produced if any dependency is missing or the
+                    version numbers (if specified) do not match exactly.
+                    This variable is used in the
+                    <filename>conf/layer.conf</filename> file and must be
+                    suffixed with the name of the specific layer (e.g.
+                    <filename>LAYERRECOMMENDS_mylayer</filename>).
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-LAYERVERSION'><glossterm>LAYERVERSION</glossterm>
             <info>
                 LAYERVERSION[doc] = "Optionally specifies the version of a layer as a single number. This variable is used in the conf/layer.conf file and must be suffixed with the name of the specific layer."