diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index 3a2fb36554..7f51674a92 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ file. During the processing of each ``conf/layer.conf`` file, BitBake
 adds the recipes, classes and configurations contained within the
 particular layer to the source directory.
 
-Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer
------------------------------------
+Appending Other Layers Metadata With Your Layer
+-----------------------------------------------
 
 A recipe that appends Metadata to another recipe is called a BitBake
 append file. A BitBake append file uses the ``.bbappend`` file type
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ does not have a corresponding recipe with a matching name. See the
 :term:`BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY`
 variable for information on how to handle this error.
 
+Overlaying a File Using Your Layer
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 As an example, consider the main formfactor recipe and a corresponding
 formfactor append file both from the :term:`Source Directory`.
 Here is the main
@@ -6091,7 +6094,7 @@ layer. The following steps provide some more detail:
 
    -  Add a ``psplash`` append file for a branded splash screen. For
       information on append files, see the
-      ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`"
+      ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
       section.
 
    -  Add any other append files to make custom changes that are
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
index 7bfa468dec..d42ca5f99a 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ home directory:
    The :term:`FILESEXTRAPATHS` and :term:`SRC_URI` statements
    enable the OpenEmbedded build system to find patch files. For more
    information on using append files, see the
-   ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`"
+   ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
 
 Modifying an Existing Recipe
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ Section.
    For more information on append files and patches, see the
    ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:creating the append file`" and
    ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:applying patches`" sections. You can also see the
-   ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`"
+   ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
 
    .. note::
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
index 47be334860..5aa702ad69 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The kernel image (e.g. ``vmlinuz``) is provided by the
 specify whether or not the kernel image is installed in the generated
 root filesystem, override ``RDEPENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base`` to include or not
 include "kernel-image". See the
-":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`"
+":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
 section in the
 Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for information on how to use an
 append file to override metadata.
diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-1.4.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-1.4.rst
index 3f980915cf..baf3c08379 100644
--- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-1.4.rst
+++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-1.4.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ create an append file for the ``init-ifupdown`` recipe instead, which
 you can find in the :term:`Source Directory` at
 ``meta/recipes-core/init-ifupdown``. For information on how to use
 append files, see the
-":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using .bbappend files in your layer`"
+":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:appending other layers metadata with your layer`"
 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
 
 .. _migration-1.4-remote-debugging: