diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 1ef19d3a3eee..f7152ed565e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ tracking your trees, and to people trying to troubleshoot bugs in your
 tree.
 
 
-12) When to use Acked-by: and Cc:
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+12) When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-Developed-by:
+-------------------------------------------------------
 
 The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the
 development of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path.
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the
 patch.  This tag documents that potentially interested parties
 have been included in the discussion.
 
+A Co-Developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer
+along with the original author.  This is useful at times when multiple people
+work on a single patch.  Note, this person also needs to have a Signed-off-by:
+line in the patch as well.
+
 
 13) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
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