diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index adab2f8..645cbb9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -4143,6 +4143,12 @@ SELECT * FROM parent WHERE key = 2400;
      <primary>server log</primary>
     </indexterm>
 
+    <para>When logs are written to the file-system their paths, names, and
+    types are recorded in
+    the <xref linkend="storage-pgdata-current-logfiles"> file.  This provides
+    a convenient way to find and access log content without establishing a
+    database connection.</para>
+
     <sect2 id="runtime-config-logging-where">
      <title>Where To Log</title>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
index 5bea196..377820b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Item
  <entry>Subdirectory containing per-database subdirectories</entry>
 </row>
 
-<row>
+<row id="storage-pgdata-current-logfiles" xreflabel="current_logfiles">
  <entry><filename>current_logfiles</></entry>
  <entry>A file recording the current log file(s) used by the syslogger and
   its log format, <systemitem>stderr</> or <systemitem>csvlog</>. Each line