diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 6d8e7aa0aa..f51b994c9d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1354,6 +1354,17 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><glossterm>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    If set to "1", the OpenEmbedded build system copies
+                    the license manifest for the image to
+                    <filename>/usr/share/common-licenses/license.manifest</filename>
+                    within the image itself.
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL'><glossterm>CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>