diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/communication.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/communication.rst
index 02e2830b0d1..934d8a7094f 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/community/communication.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/communication.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Ansible has several mailing lists.  Your first post to the mailing list will be
 
 To subscribe to a group from a non-Google account, you can send an email to the subscription address requesting the subscription. For example: ``ansible-devel+subscribe@googlegroups.com``
 
+.. _communication_irc:
+
 IRC channels
 ============
 
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ Ansible has several IRC channels on `Freenode <https://freenode.net/>`_.
 
 Our IRC channels may require you to register your nickname. If you receive an error when you connect, see `Freenode's Nickname Registration guide <https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration>`_ for instructions.
 
+To find all ``ansible`` specific channels on a freenode network, use the following command in your IRC client::
+
+   /msg alis LIST #ansible* -min 5
+
+as described in `freenode docs <https://freenode.net/kb/answer/findingchannels>`_.
+
 General channels
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.rst
index 77af93077a1..346881ea180 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_modules_general.rst
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ surrounding Ansible development.
 For questions and discussions pertaining to using the Ansible product,
 use the ``#ansible`` channel.
 
+For more specific IRC channels look at :ref:`Community Guide, Communicating <communication_irc>`.
+
 Credit
 ======