diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e7b4e2f3c20..c8755e38de8 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ If you prefer video, then [this talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7i_qQW__q
 might be useful to you as the presenter walks you through the contribution
 process by example.
 
+Or, you can follow the ["My First Contribution"](https://git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution)
+tutorial for another example of the contribution process.
+
 Your friendly Git community!
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 4515cab5193..ecf9438cf08 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Submitting Patches
 
 == Guidelines
 
-Here are some guidelines for people who want to contribute their code
-to this software.
+Here are some guidelines for people who want to contribute their code to this
+software. There is also a link:MyFirstContribution.html[step-by-step tutorial]
+available which covers many of these same guidelines.
 
 [[base-branch]]
 === Decide what to base your work on.