diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
index 23edb427e76f4d8a0cd136cf55a8843145343b21..cd8ad79044910cbb2d647d19e06c5f43e0997d18 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
+++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
@@ -313,9 +313,18 @@ the documentation build system will automatically turn a reference to
 function name exists.  If you see ``c:func:`` use in a kernel document,
 please feel free to remove it.
 
+Tables
+------
+
+ReStructuredText provides several options for table syntax. Kernel style for
+tables is to prefer *simple table* syntax or *grid table* syntax. See the
+`reStructuredText user reference for table syntax`_ for more details.
+
+.. _reStructuredText user reference for table syntax:
+   https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/rst/quickref.html#tables
 
 list tables
------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The list-table formats can be useful for tables that are not easily laid
 out in the usual Sphinx ASCII-art formats.  These formats are nearly