diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 01add16a60..aad8fb7787 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1650,13 +1650,17 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                The <filename>do_fetch</filename> task uses the prefix of
-                each entry in the <filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable value
-                to determine what fetcher to use to get your source files.
+                The
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-fetch'><filename>do_fetch</filename></ulink>
+                task uses the prefix of each entry in the
+                <filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable value to determine what
+                fetcher to use to get your source files.
                 It is the <filename>SRC_URI</filename> variable that triggers
                 the fetcher.
-                The <filename>do_patch</filename> task uses the variable after
-                source is fetched to apply patches.
+                The
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></ulink>
+                task uses the variable after source is fetched to apply
+                patches.
                 The OpenEmbedded build system uses
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESOVERRIDES'><filename>FILESOVERRIDES</filename></ulink>
                 for scanning directory locations for local files in
@@ -1694,7 +1698,9 @@
                 in a typical archive extension (e.g. <filename>.tar</filename>,
                 <filename>.tar.gz</filename>, <filename>.tar.bz2</filename>,
                 <filename>.zip</filename>, and so forth), are automatically
-                extracted during the <filename>do_unpack</filename> task.
+                extracted during the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-unpack'><filename>do_unpack</filename></ulink>
+                task.
                 For another example that specifies these types of files, see
                 the
                 "<link linkend='new-recipe-autotooled-package'>Autotooled Package</link>"
@@ -1811,8 +1817,9 @@
             <title>Unpacking Code</title>
 
             <para>
-                During the build, the <filename>do_unpack</filename> task
-                unpacks the source with
+                During the build, the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-unpack'><filename>do_unpack</filename></ulink>
+                task unpacks the source with
                 <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'><filename>S</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>
                 pointing to where it is unpacked.
             </para>
@@ -1846,8 +1853,9 @@
                 Any files mentioned in <filename>SRC_URI</filename> whose
                 names end in <filename>.patch</filename> or
                 <filename>.diff</filename> are treated as patches.
-                The <filename>do_patch</filename> task automatically applies
-                these patches.
+                The
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></ulink>
+                task automatically applies these patches.
             </para>
 
             <para>
@@ -2021,7 +2029,8 @@
                         the
                         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-autotools'><filename>autotools</filename></ulink>
                         class and your recipe does not have to contain a
-                        <filename>do_configure</filename> task.
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></ulink>
+                        task.
                         However, you might still want to make some adjustments.
                         For example, you can set
                         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTRA_OECONF'><filename>EXTRA_OECONF</filename></ulink>
@@ -2037,7 +2046,8 @@
                         the
                         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-cmake'><filename>cmake</filename></ulink>
                         class and your recipe does not have to contain a
-                        <filename>do_configure</filename> task.
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></ulink>
+                        task.
                         You can make some adjustments by setting
                         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXTRA_OECMAKE'><filename>EXTRA_OECMAKE</filename></ulink>
                         to pass any needed configure options that are specific
@@ -2049,7 +2059,8 @@
                         software is built using some method other than Autotools
                         or CMake.
                         If this is the case, you normally need to provide a
-                        <filename>do_configure</filename> task in your recipe
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-configure'><filename>do_configure</filename></ulink>
+                        task in your recipe
                         unless, of course, there is nothing to configure.
                         </para>
                         <para>Even if your software is not being built by
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 37fa5afdd5..434a7d15a5 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -804,8 +804,9 @@
                 section.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Task:</emphasis>
                 A unit of execution for BitBake (e.g.
-                <filename>do_compile</filename>,
-                <filename>do_fetch</filename>, <filename>do_patch</filename>,
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-compile'><filename>do_compile</filename></ulink>,
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-fetch'><filename>do_fetch</filename></ulink>,
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></ulink>,
                 and so forth).
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Upstream:</emphasis> A reference to source code or repositories