diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 933edcf6e1..dad63ad9f6 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -4932,7 +4932,9 @@
                     During the build process, BitBake searches each directory in
                     <filename>FILESPATH</filename> in the specified order when
                     looking for files and patches specified by each
-                    <filename>file://</filename> URI in a recipe.
+                    <filename>file://</filename> URI in a recipe's
+                    <link linkend='var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></link>
+                    statements.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
@@ -4962,6 +4964,18 @@
                     the <filename>FILESPATH</filename> variable by using
                     the <filename>FILESEXTRAPATHS</filename> variable.
                 </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can find out more about the patching process in the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#patching-dev-environment'>Patching</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual
+                    and the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-patching-code'>Patching Code</ulink>"
+                    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+                    See the
+                    <link linkend='ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></link>
+                    task as well.
+                </para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>