diff --git a/src/en/guide/conf/config/ymlOptions.gdoc b/src/en/guide/conf/config/ymlOptions.gdoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e150916e94
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@application.yml@ was introduced in Grails 3.0 for an alternative format for the configuration tasks.
+
+h3. Using system properties / command line arguments
+
+Suppose you are using the @JDBC_CONNECTION_STRING@ command line argument and you want to access the same in the yml file then it can be done in the following manner:
+
+{code:java}
+production:
+    dataSource: 
+        url: '${JDBC_CONNECTION_STRING}'
+{code}
+
+Similarly system arguments can be accessed.
+
+You will need to have this in @build.gradle@ to modify the @bootRun@ target if @grails run-app@ is used to start the application
+
+{code:java}
+run {
+    systemProperties = System.properties
+}
+{code}
diff --git a/src/en/guide/toc.yml b/src/en/guide/toc.yml
index 0fc022e1546..243f3b7ede1 100644
--- a/src/en/guide/toc.yml
+++ b/src/en/guide/toc.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ conf:
   title: Configuration
   config:
     title: Basic Configuration
+    ymlOptions: Options for the yml format Config
     builtInOptions: Built in options
     logging: Logging
     configGORM: GORM