diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 0d03ddc53e..7a8cb35d99 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@
                                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LAYERDEPENDS'><filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename></ulink>
                                 variable.
                                 </para></listitem>
+                            <listitem><para>
+                                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LAYERDEPENDS'><filename>LAYERDEPENDS</filename></ulink>:
+                                Lists all layers on which this layer depends (if any).
+                                </para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>
                                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LAYERSERIES_COMPAT'><filename>LAYERSERIES_COMPAT</filename></ulink>:
                                 Lists the