diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 72551fb7ab..3af40c2392 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -2380,6 +2380,19 @@
                 are split up and packaged correctly.
             </para>
 
+            <para>
+                The <filename>insane</filename> class adds a step to the
+                package generation process so that output quality assurance
+                checks are generated by the OpenEmbedded build system.
+                This step performs a range of checks to be sure the build's
+                output is free of common problems that show up during runtime.
+                For information on these checks, see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-insane'><filename>insane</filename></ulink>
+                class and the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-qa-checks'>QA Error and Warning Messages</ulink>"
+                chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+            </para>
+
             <para>
                 After you build your software, you need to be sure your packages
                 are correct.