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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 6880c60a5a..3f1814c253 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -434,6 +434,19 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-compress_doc'>
+    <title><filename>compress_doc.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        Enables compression for man pages and information pages.
+        This class is intended to be inherited globally.
+        The default compression mechanism is gz (gzip) but you can
+        select an alternative mechanism by setting the
+        <link linkend='var-DOC_COMPRESS'><filename>DOC_COMPRESS</filename>
+        variable.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-copyleft_compliance'>
     <title><filename>copyleft_compliance.bbclass</filename></title>