diff --git a/doc/glossary.rst b/doc/glossary.rst
index 8cb542ada81cb..fa98dda2f41b8 100644
--- a/doc/glossary.rst
+++ b/doc/glossary.rst
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@
 	Teuthology
 		The collection of software that performs scripted tests on Ceph.
 
+        User
+                An individual or a system actor (for example, an application)
+                that uses Ceph clients to interact with the :term:`Ceph Storage
+                Cluster`. See :ref:`User<rados-ops-user>` and :ref:`User
+                Management<user-management>`.
+
         Zone
                 In the context of :term:`RGW`, a zone is a logical group that
                 consists of one or more :term:`RGW` instances.  A zone's
diff --git a/doc/rados/operations/user-management.rst b/doc/rados/operations/user-management.rst
index ae596586d39da..d03c33376cdff 100644
--- a/doc/rados/operations/user-management.rst
+++ b/doc/rados/operations/user-management.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ write data, and Ceph users must have execute permissions in order to use Ceph's
 administrative commands. The following concepts will help you understand
 Ceph['s] user management.
 
+.. _rados-ops-user:
+
 User
 ----