diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index ee9331affa..bda509e9a0 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3368,6 +3368,28 @@
                 </para>
             </section>
         </section>
+
+        <section id="following-recipe-style-guidelines">
+            <title>Following Recipe Style Guidelines</title>
+
+            <para>
+                When writing recipes, it is good to conform to existing
+                style guidelines.
+                The
+                <ulink url='http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Styleguide'>OpenEmbedded Styleguide</ulink>
+                wiki page provides rough guidelines for preferred recipe style.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                It is common for existing recipes to deviate a bit from this
+                style.
+                However, aiming for at least a consistent style is a good idea.
+                Some practices, such as omitting spaces around
+                <filename>=</filename> operators in assignments or ordering
+                recipe components in an erratic way, are widely seen as poor
+                style.
+            </para>
+        </section>
     </section>
 
     <section id="platdev-newmachine">