diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index ba94df2285..d5445d6a8f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1224,6 +1224,25 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-oelint'>
+    <title><filename>oelint.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The OpenEmbedded link (<filename>oelint</filename>) class is an
+        obsolete lint checking tool that exists in
+        <filename>meta/classes</filename> in the
+        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        A number of classes exist that are could be generally useful in
+        OE-Core but are never actually used within OE-Core itself.
+        The <filename>oelint</filename> class is one such example.
+        However, being aware of this class can reduce the proliferation of
+        different versions of similar classes across multiple layers.
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-pkgconfig'>
     <title>Pkg-config - <filename>pkgconfig.bbclass</filename></title>