diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/Check.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/Check.java
index 24ba085d1..20450c87c 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/Check.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/Check.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:checkstyle@puppycrawl.com">Oliver Burn</a>
  * @version 1.0
+ * @see <a href="./{@docRoot}/../writingchecks.html" target="_top">Writing
+ * your own checks</a>
  */
 public abstract class Check extends AutomaticBean
 {