diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 4e003cdba4..7e08f76cc7 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -15548,6 +15548,26 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-WKS_FILE'><glossterm>WKS_FILE</glossterm>
+            <info>
+               WKS_FILE[doc] = "Specifies the name of the wic kickstart file."
+            </info>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para role="glossdeffirst">
+                    Specifies the location of the Wic
+                    kickstart file that is used by the OpenEmbedded build
+                    system to create a Wic-partitioned image
+                    (<replaceable>image</replaceable><filename>.wic</filename>).
+                    For information on how to create a
+                    Wic-partitioned image, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-wic-images-oe'>Creating Wic-Partitioned Images</ulink>"
+                    section.
+                    For details on the kickstart file format, see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#openembedded-kickstart-wks-reference'>OpenEmbedded Kickstart (<filename>.wks</filename>) Reference</ulink>.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-WORKDIR'><glossterm>WORKDIR</glossterm>
             <info>
                WORKDIR[doc] = "The pathname of the working directory in which the OpenEmbedded build system builds a recipe. This directory is located within the TMPDIR directory structure and changes as different packages are built."