diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 29f94dc530..e7e5400d3b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -7718,7 +7718,9 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
    :term:`RSUGGESTS`
       A list of additional packages that you can suggest for installation
       by the package manager at the time a package is installed. Not all
-      package managers support this functionality.
+      package managers support this functionality. This feature takes effect
+      only when the package manager is being used to install packages on
+      the target system from a package feed.
 
       As with all package-controlling variables, you must always use this
       variable in conjunction with a package name override. Here is an
@@ -7726,6 +7728,10 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
          RSUGGESTS:${PN} = "useful_package another_package"
 
+      For more information on package management, see the
+      :ref:`dev-manual/packages:Using Runtime Package Management` section
+      of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
    :term:`RUST_CHANNEL`
       Specifies which version of Rust to build - "stable", "beta" or "nightly".
       The default value is "stable". Set this at your own risk, as values other