diff --git a/tools/nanopolishcomp/eventaligncollapse.xml b/tools/nanopolishcomp/eventaligncollapse.xml
index cfe8d3d9544..d073a61e2a2 100644
--- a/tools/nanopolishcomp/eventaligncollapse.xml
+++ b/tools/nanopolishcomp/eventaligncollapse.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <macros>
         <import>macros.xml</import>
     </macros>
+    <expand macro="xrefs"/>
     <expand macro="requirements"/>
     <expand macro="version_command"/>
     <command detect_errors="exit_code"><![CDATA[
diff --git a/tools/nanopolishcomp/freqmethcalculate.xml b/tools/nanopolishcomp/freqmethcalculate.xml
index 272fdf211c9..b8eae1d247d 100644
--- a/tools/nanopolishcomp/freqmethcalculate.xml
+++ b/tools/nanopolishcomp/freqmethcalculate.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <macros>
         <import>macros.xml</import>
     </macros>
+    <expand macro="xrefs"/>
     <expand macro="requirements"/>
     <expand macro="version_command"/>
     <command detect_errors="exit_code"><![CDATA[
diff --git a/tools/nanopolishcomp/macros.xml b/tools/nanopolishcomp/macros.xml
index 2bd8e268220..794d76e0173 100644
--- a/tools/nanopolishcomp/macros.xml
+++ b/tools/nanopolishcomp/macros.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
             <requirement type="package" version="@TOOL_VERSION@">nanopolishcomp</requirement>
         </requirements>
     </xml>
+    <xml name="xrefs">
+        <xrefs>
+            <xref type="bio.tools">nanopolishcomp</xref>
+        </xrefs>
+    </xml>
     <xml name="version_command">
         <version_command>NanopolishComp --version</version_command>
     </xml>