diff --git a/doc/string.rb b/doc/string.rb
index 617cccc782..a9bff32c1a 100644
--- a/doc/string.rb
+++ b/doc/string.rb
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
 # - #slice!, #[]=: Removes a substring determined by a given index, start/length, range, regexp, or substring.
 # - #squeeze!: Removes contiguous duplicate characters; returns +self+.
 # - #delete!: Removes characters as determined by the intersection of substring arguments.
+# - #delete_prefix!: Removes leading prefix; returns +self+ if any changes, +nil+ otherwise.
 # - #lstrip!: Removes leading whitespace; returns +self+ if any changes, +nil+ otherwise.
 # - #rstrip!: Removes trailing whitespace; returns +self+ if any changes, +nil+ otherwise.
 # - #strip!: Removes leading and trailing whitespace; returns +self+ if any changes, +nil+ otherwise.
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 2c1e91fe8c..0d07b43a4b 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -11300,9 +11300,10 @@ deleted_prefix_length(VALUE str, VALUE prefix)
  *  call-seq:
  *    delete_prefix!(prefix) -> self or nil
  *
- *  Like String#delete_prefix, except that +self+ is modified in place.
- *  Returns +self+ if the prefix is removed, +nil+ otherwise.
+ *  Like String#delete_prefix, except that +self+ is modified in place;
+ *  returns +self+ if the prefix is removed, +nil+ otherwise.
  *
+ *  Related: see {Modifying}[rdoc-ref:String@Modifying].
  */
 
 static VALUE