diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
index 6a2419771765d5eb30709f66733ecd5178f83198..68e4eb172d563679704f587f512049453ba640be 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ Toolset specification is supported only on specific generators:
 * The :generator:`Xcode` generator for Xcode 3.0 and above
 
 See native build system documentation for allowed toolset names.
+
+Visual Studio Toolset Selection
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+On :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` the selected toolset name
+is provided in the :variable:`CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET` variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET.rst
index 144a41dc6477356b18c0478e5f6727c0dbb39a34..ed2d3f352d6e0668d9d2783aca5ba5166b91c238 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ compiler toolchains.  CMake may specify a toolset explicitly, such as
 ``v110`` for VS 11 or ``Windows7.1SDK`` for 64-bit support in VS 10
 Express.  CMake provides the name of the chosen toolset in this
 variable.
+
+See the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` variable for details.