diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index cfbd0bef02..559709d6f3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -3595,6 +3595,9 @@ functions::
    pydevshell> bb.build.exec_func("do_unpack", d)
    pydevshell>
 
+See the ":ref:`bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:functions you can call from within python`"
+section in the BitBake User Manual for details about available functions.
+
 The commands execute just as if the OpenEmbedded build
 system were executing them. Consequently, working this way can be
 helpful when debugging a build or preparing software to be used with the