diff --git a/doc/development_process/index.rst b/doc/development_process/index.rst
index 66bd1e83352..87594190510 100644
--- a/doc/development_process/index.rst
+++ b/doc/development_process/index.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Development Model
    code_flow
    dev_env_and_tools
    issues
-   api_lifecycle
    communication
    documentation
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/index.rst b/doc/guides/index.rst
index ec72683b8ea..6b1c74c208a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/index.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ User and Developer Guides
    bluetooth/index.rst
    build/index
    coding_guidelines/index
-   design_guidelines.rst
    c_library
    ../README.rst
    documentation/index
diff --git a/doc/development_process/api_lifecycle.png b/doc/reference/api/api_lifecycle.png
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/development_process/api_lifecycle.png
rename to doc/reference/api/api_lifecycle.png
diff --git a/doc/development_process/api_lifecycle.rst b/doc/reference/api/api_lifecycle.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/development_process/api_lifecycle.rst
rename to doc/reference/api/api_lifecycle.rst
diff --git a/doc/guides/design_guidelines.rst b/doc/reference/api/design_guidelines.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/guides/design_guidelines.rst
rename to doc/reference/api/design_guidelines.rst
diff --git a/doc/reference/api/index.rst b/doc/reference/api/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9de4d947a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/reference/api/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.. _api_status_and_guidelines:
+
+API Status / Guidelines
+#######################
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   overview.rst
+   api_lifecycle.rst
+   design_guidelines.rst
+   terminology.rst
diff --git a/doc/reference/overview.rst b/doc/reference/api/overview.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/reference/overview.rst
rename to doc/reference/api/overview.rst
diff --git a/doc/reference/terminology.rst b/doc/reference/api/terminology.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/reference/terminology.rst
rename to doc/reference/api/terminology.rst
diff --git a/doc/reference/index.rst b/doc/reference/index.rst
index 43e73dd9e23..73ec4d55e77 100644
--- a/doc/reference/index.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/index.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ API Reference
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
-   overview.rst
-   terminology.rst
+   api/index.rst
    audio/index.rst
    misc/notify.rst
    bluetooth/index.rst