diff --git a/Help/command/add_link_options.rst b/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
index 419ee5664d..462fee9985 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ See Also
 * :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` and :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>`
   add language-wide flags passed to all invocations of the compiler.
   This includes invocations that drive compiling and those that drive linking.
+
+* .. versionadded:: 4.3
+    :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS` and
+    :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` add language-wide flags passed
+    to all invocations of the compiler which drive linking.
diff --git a/Help/command/target_link_options.rst b/Help/command/target_link_options.rst
index 10c8cf923f..9e55e9d3c7 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_link_options.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_link_options.rst
@@ -67,5 +67,10 @@ See Also
   add language-wide flags passed to all invocations of the compiler.
   This includes invocations that drive compiling and those that drive linking.
 
+* .. versionadded:: 4.3
+    :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS` and
+    :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` add language-wide flags passed
+    to all invocations of the compiler which drive linking.
+
 * The :module:`CheckLinkerFlag` module to check whether a linker flag is
   supported by the compiler.
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
index 4ff02a09e1..21363c7a5b 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
@@ -70,9 +70,16 @@ enabled:
 :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION`
   The version of the compiler.
 :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS`
-  The variables and the configuration-specific equivalents contain flags that
-  will be added to the compile command when compiling a file of a particular
-  language.
+  These variables and the configuration-specific equivalents contain flags that
+  will be added to all invocations of the compiler for a particular language,
+  including those driving compiling and linking.
+
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINK_FLAGS`
+  .. versionadded:: 4.3
+
+  These variables and the configuration-specific equivalents contain flags that
+  will be added to all invocations of the compiler for a particular language
+  when driving linking only.
 
 CMake needs a way to determine which compiler to use to invoke the linker.
 This is determined by the :prop_sf:`LANGUAGE` property of source files of the
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index d7987baf6d..f9ca44432d 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ Variables that Provide Information
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_COMPILER_LINKER_VERSION
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_COMPILER_RANLIB
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_DEVICE_LINK_MODE
-   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_FLAGS
-   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_MODE
    /variable/CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
@@ -706,6 +704,8 @@ Variables for Languages
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_EXECUTABLE
+   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_FLAGS
+   /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINKER_WRAPPER_FLAG
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_LINKER_WRAPPER_FLAG_SEP
    /variable/CMAKE_LANG_OUTPUT_EXTENSION