2 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index 3a47a9ff27..ca6d594386 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -5481,7 +5481,9 @@ system needs to meet the following requirements:
    variable.
 
 -  Include the name of the :ref:`wic kickstart file <openembedded-kickstart-wks-reference>`
-   as part of the :term:`WKS_FILE` variable
+   as part of the :term:`WKS_FILE` variable. If multiple candidate files can
+   be provided by different layers, specify all the possible names through the
+   :term:`WKS_FILES` variable instead.
 
 Getting Help
 ------------
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 146af89e8c..367b4674e2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -8767,6 +8767,19 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       previous example, some-native-tool would be replaced with an actual
       native tool on which the build would depend.
 
+   :term:`WKS_FILES`
+      Specifies a list of candidate Wic kickstart files to be used by the
+      OpenEmbedded build system to create a partitioned image. Only the
+      first one that is found, from left to right, will be used.
+
+      This is only useful when there are multiple ``.wks`` files that can be
+      used to produce an image. A typical case is when multiple layers are
+      used for different hardware platforms, each supplying a different
+      ``.wks`` file. In this case, you specify all possible ones through
+      :term:`WKS_FILES`.
+
+      If only one ``.wks`` file is used, set :term:`WKS_FILE` instead.
+
    :term:`WORKDIR`
       The pathname of the work directory in which the OpenEmbedded build
       system builds a recipe. This directory is located within the