diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml b/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml
index 88c2db29bd..f99cbf21b2 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 <chapter id=' overview-manual-concepts'>
 <title>Yocto Project Concepts</title>
 
+    <para>
+        This chapter provides explanations for Yocto Project concepts that
+        go beyond the surface of "how-to" information and reference (or
+        look-up) material.
+        Concepts such as components, the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</ulink>
+        workflow, cross-development toolchains, shared state cache, and so
+        forth are explained.
+    </para>
+
     <section id='yocto-project-components'>
         <title>Yocto Project Components</title>