diff --git a/pmd/xdocs/howtomakearuleset.xml b/pmd/xdocs/howtomakearuleset.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e24a6856c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd/xdocs/howtomakearuleset.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<document>
+<properties>
+    <author email="tomcopeland@users.sourceforge.net">Tom Copeland</author>
+    <title>How to make a rule set</title>
+</properties>
+<body>
+    <section name="How to make a new rule set">
+<p>
+Say you want to check for certain rules but not others.  You can do this by making your own rule set.
+</p>
+    <subsection name="Create a new ruleset.xml file">
+    </subsection>
+    <subsection name="Add some rule references to it">
+    </subsection>
+    <subsection name="Reference it your Ant task">
+    </subsection>
+    </section>
+</body>
+</document>
diff --git a/pmd/xdocs/navigation.xml b/pmd/xdocs/navigation.xml
index 798cb8a72a..45958d883e 100644
--- a/pmd/xdocs/navigation.xml
+++ b/pmd/xdocs/navigation.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       <item name="Credits" href="/credits.html" />
       <item name="What does 'PMD' mean?" href="/meaning.html" />
       <item name="How to write a PMD rule" href="/howtowritearule.html" />
+      <item name="How to make a rule set" href="/howtomakearuleset.html" />
     </menu>
     <menu name="Demo">
       <item name="Coming Soon!  Your Project Here" href="/coming-soon.html" />
