diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
index b1181ce232d9..e06b6e3c1db5 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ fore200e.txt
 	- FORE Systems PCA-200E/SBA-200E ATM NIC driver info.
 framerelay.txt
 	- info on using Frame Relay/Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI).
+generic_netlink.txt
+	- info on Generic Netlink
 ip-sysctl.txt
 	- /proc/sys/net/ipv4/* variables
 ip_dynaddr.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/generic_netlink.txt b/Documentation/networking/generic_netlink.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4f8b8b9b53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/generic_netlink.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+A wiki document on how to use Generic Netlink can be found here:
+
+ * http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/Generic_Netlink_HOWTO