diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index c7b9922359..5da3863fc4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2735,6 +2735,15 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-vala'>
+    <title><filename>vala.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>vala</filename> class supports recipes that need to
+        build software written using the Vala programming language.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-externalsrc'>
     <title><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></title>