diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/common/package.html b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/common/package.html
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..db2d860f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/common/package.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+common package contains constants and other classes shared across all POIFS subpackages
+
+Related Documentation
+
+For overviews, tutorials, examples, guides, and tool documentation, please see:
+
+
+
+@see org.apache.poi.hssf
+@see org.apache.poi.hpsf
+
+