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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
index c581fa9d1e..b342fff0d3 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
@@ -433,6 +433,28 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code>
return as soon as possible for <c>application_controller</c>
to terminate properly.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>source_search_rules = [DirRule] | [SuffixRule] </c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <marker id="source_search_rules"></marker>
+ <p>Where:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>DirRule = {ObjDirSuffix,SrcDirSuffix}</c></item>
+ <item><c>SuffixRule = {ObjSuffix,SrcSuffix,[DirRule]}</c></item>
+ <item><c>ObjDirSuffix = string()</c></item>
+ <item><c>SrcDirSuffix = string()</c></item>
+ <item><c>ObjSuffix = string()</c></item>
+ <item><c>SrcSuffix = string()</c></item>
+ </list>
+ <p>Specifies a list of rules for use by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c> and
+ <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. If this is set to some other value
+ than the empty list, it replaces the default rules. Rules can be
+ simple pairs of directory suffixes, such as <c>{"ebin",
+ "src"}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c>, or
+ triples specifying separate directory suffix rules depending on
+ file name extensions, for example <c>[{".beam", ".erl", [{"ebin",
+ "src"}]}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. Both
+ kinds of rules can be mixed in the list.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
</section>