diff --git a/docs/docs/algorithms.xml b/docs/docs/algorithms.xml
index 9af472c8e..38ce182b3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/algorithms.xml
+++ b/docs/docs/algorithms.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
- resize_rect_height
- move_rect
- nearest_point
+ - distance_to_rect_edge
-
@@ -659,6 +660,20 @@
+
+
+
+ distance_to_rect_edge
+ dlib/geometry.h
+ dlib/geometry/rectangle_abstract.h
+
+ This function takes a rectangle and a
+ point and returns the Manhattan distance between
+ the rectangle's edge and the point.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/docs/docs/term_index.xml b/docs/docs/term_index.xml
index 9c049d337..1fcce542d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/term_index.xml
+++ b/docs/docs/term_index.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+