diff --git a/doc/reference/kernel/threads/workqueue.rst b/doc/reference/kernel/threads/workqueue.rst
index 970184a9e89..cec72105c64 100644
--- a/doc/reference/kernel/threads/workqueue.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/kernel/threads/workqueue.rst
@@ -388,3 +388,9 @@ Related configuration options:
 * :option:`CONFIG_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE`
 * :option:`CONFIG_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_PRIORITY`
 * :option:`CONFIG_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_NO_YIELD`
+
+API Reference
+**************
+
+.. doxygengroup:: workqueue_apis
+   :project: Zephyr
diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index 12e73561e62..546bd924334 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -2852,7 +2852,8 @@ struct k_work_sync;
  */
 
 /**
- * @addtogroup thread_apis
+ * @defgroup workqueue_apis Work Queue APIs
+ * @ingroup kernel_apis
  * @{
  */
 
@@ -3768,7 +3769,7 @@ static inline k_ticks_t k_delayed_work_remaining_ticks(
 struct k_work_user;
 
 /**
- * @addtogroup thread_apis
+ * @addtogroup workqueue_apis
  * @{
  */
 
@@ -3952,7 +3953,7 @@ struct k_work_poll {
  */
 
 /**
- * @addtogroup thread_apis
+ * @addtogroup workqueue_apis
  * @{
  */