diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index f2ef09f0a7..25f99c5364 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1482,6 +1482,14 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2"
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN'><glossterm>PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>Enables easily adding packages to <filename><link linkend='var-PACKAGES'>PACKAGES</link></filename>
+                before <filename>${PN}</filename> so that the OpenEmbedded build process 
+                picks up files that would normally be included in the default package.</para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><glossterm>PACKAGE_CLASSES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>This variable, which is set in the <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration
@@ -1512,7 +1520,10 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/xorg-font-common.inc:INC_PR = "r2"
         <glossentry id='var-PACKAGES'><glossterm>PACKAGES</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>The list of packages to be created from the recipe.
-                    The default value is "${PN}-dbg ${PN} ${PN}-doc ${PN}-dev".</para>
+                    The default value is the following:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ${PN}-dbg ${PN}-staticdev ${PN}-dev ${PN}-doc ${PN}-locale ${PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN} ${PN}
+                    </literallayout></para>
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>