diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 3a4da44b79..732fd9aa4f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -776,6 +776,30 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><glossterm>DEPLOY_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    Points to the area that the OpenEmbedded build system uses
+                    to place images and their related files created with
+                    BitBake.
+                    By default, this directory resides within the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
+                    as <filename>tmp/deploy</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    For more information on the structure of the Build
+                    Directory, see
+                    "<link linkend='structure-build'>The Build Directory - <filename>build/</filename></link>"
+                    section.
+                    For more detail on the contents of the
+                    <filename>deploy</filename> directory, see the
+                    "<link linkend='images-and-application-development-sdk'>Images and Application Development SDK</link>"
+                    section.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-DESCRIPTION'><glossterm>DESCRIPTION</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>The package description used by package managers.