diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 72295d737c..80ac232f0a 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
         section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
         You can also see the
         <link linkend='var-ARCHIVER_MODE'><filename>ARCHIVER_MODE</filename></link>
-        variable.
+        variable for information about the variable flags (varflags)
+        that help control archive creation.
     </para>
 </section>
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 7a5081f725..1f7604ba64 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -295,7 +295,29 @@
                     class, determines the type of information used to create
                     a released archive.
                     You can use this variable to create archives of patched
-                    source, original source, configured source, and so forth.
+                    source, original source, configured source, and so forth
+                    by employing the following variable flags (varflags):
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original"                 # Uses original (unpacked) source
+                                                     # files.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "patched"                  # Uses patched source files. This is
+                                                     # the default.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "configured"               # Uses configured source files.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[diff] = "1"                       # Uses patches between do_unpack and
+                                                     # do_patch.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[diff-exclude] ?= "<replaceable>file</replaceable> <replaceable>file</replaceable> ..."  # Lists files and directories to
+                                                     # exclude from diff.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[dumpdata] = "1"                   # Uses environment data.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[recipe] = "1"                     # Uses recipe and include files.
+
+     ARCHIVER_MODE[srpm] = "1"                       # Uses RPM package files.
+                    </literallayout>
                     For information on how the variable works, see the
                     <filename>meta/classes/archiver.bbclass</filename> file
                     in the