diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index 6797927fe8..8b930fe3d2 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -2707,6 +2707,21 @@ For information on setting up and running ptests, see the
 ":ref:`test-manual/ptest:testing packages with ptest`"
 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
 
+.. _ref-classes-ptest-python-pytest:
+
+``ptest-python-pytest``
+=======================
+
+The :ref:`ref-classes-ptest-python-pytest` class can be used in Python-based
+recipes to automatically configure the :ref:`ref-classes-ptest` class for Python
+packages leveraging the `pytest <https://docs.pytest.org>`__ unit test framework.
+
+Within the recipe, the :term:`PTEST_PYTEST_DIR` variable can be overridden to
+specify the path to the directory containing the tests (default value:
+``tests``). Test contained in this directory are installed in :term:`D` by the
+:ref:`ref-tasks-install_ptest_base` task, as well as a specific ``run-ptest``
+script for this task.
+
 .. _ref-classes-python3-dir:
 
 ``python3-dir``
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 41bda5d0d6..8e0833bff4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -7110,6 +7110,16 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       at build time should be done by adding "ptest" to (or removing it
       from) :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`.
 
+   :term:`PTEST_PYTEST_DIR`
+      Within the :ref:`ref-classes-ptest-python-pytest` class, the
+      :term:`PTEST_PYTEST_DIR` variable represents the path within the source
+      tree of a Python package holding the unit tests to be tested with the
+      `pytest <https://docs.pytest.org>`__ framework. The default value for this
+      variable is ``tests``.
+
+      For more information, see
+      the :ref:`ref-classes-ptest-python-pytest` class documentation.
+
    :term:`PV`
       The version of the recipe. The version is normally extracted from the
       recipe filename. For example, if the recipe is named