diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index 4d0882401e..4e5083a79c 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ statements are provided in a :term:`configuration file`::
    ASSUME_PROVIDED += "ccache-native"
    HOSTTOOLS += "ccache"
 
+Recipes can also explicitly disable `Ccache` support even when the
+:ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class is enabled, by setting the
+:term:`CCACHE_DISABLE` variable to "1".
+
 Using the :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class can lead to unexpected side-effects.
 Using this class is not recommended.
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 1c4689343d..a79d60edcf 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -1526,6 +1526,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
    :term:`CC`
       The minimal command and arguments used to run the C compiler.
 
+   :term:`CCACHE_DISABLE`
+      When inheriting the :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class, the
+      :term:`CCACHE_DISABLE` variable can be set to "1" in a recipe to disable
+      `Ccache` support. This is useful when the recipe is known to not support it.
+
    :term:`CCLD`
       The minimal command and arguments used to run the linker when the C
       compiler is being used as the linker.