diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
index 6389063535..4d0882401e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/classes.rst
@@ -392,8 +392,15 @@ file for details about how to enable this mechanism in your configuration
 file, how to disable it for specific recipes, and how to share ``ccache``
 files between builds.
 
-However, using the class can lead to unexpected side-effects. Thus, using
-this class is not recommended.
+Recipes (including :ref:`ref-classes-native` ones) can make use of the host's
+``ccache`` binary (via :term:`HOSTTOOLS`) if the following configuration
+statements are provided in a :term:`configuration file`::
+
+   ASSUME_PROVIDED += "ccache-native"
+   HOSTTOOLS += "ccache"
+
+Using the :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class can lead to unexpected side-effects.
+Using this class is not recommended.
 
 .. _ref-classes-chrpath: