diff --git a/information-schema/information-schema-data-lock-waits.md b/information-schema/information-schema-data-lock-waits.md
index c6a31fb4a315f..0244ac7b3f03e 100644
--- a/information-schema/information-schema-data-lock-waits.md
+++ b/information-schema/information-schema-data-lock-waits.md
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ CURRENT_HOLDING_TRX_ID: 426790590082449409
 ```
 
 The above query result shows that the transaction of the ID `426790594290122753` is trying to obtain the pessimistic lock on the key `"7480000000000000355F728000000000000001"` when executing a statement that has digest `"38b03afa5debbdf0326a014dbe5012a62c51957f1982b3093e748460f8b00821"` and  is in the form of ``update `t` set `v` = `v` + ? where `id` = ?``, but the lock on this key was held by the transaction of the ID `426790590082449409`.
+
+### See also
+
+- [Troubleshooting lock conflicts](/troubleshoot-lock-conflicts.md)
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diff --git a/mysql-schema/mysql-schema.md b/mysql-schema/mysql-schema.md
index 96d9adba68921..976ec5761cece 100644
--- a/mysql-schema/mysql-schema.md
+++ b/mysql-schema/mysql-schema.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Currently, the `help_topic` is NULL.
 
 ## System tables related to metadata locks
 
-* `tidb_mdl_view`: a view of metadata locks. You can use it to view information about the currently blocked DDL statements
+* `tidb_mdl_view`: a view of metadata locks. You can use it to view information about the currently blocked DDL statements. See also [Metadata Lock](/metadata-lock.md)
 * `tidb_mdl_info`: used internally by TiDB to synchronize metadata locks across nodes
 
 ## System tables related to DDL statements
diff --git a/troubleshoot-lock-conflicts.md b/troubleshoot-lock-conflicts.md
index fc1399896168c..a04bbdb74427a 100644
--- a/troubleshoot-lock-conflicts.md
+++ b/troubleshoot-lock-conflicts.md
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ In the above query, the [`TIDB_DECODE_SQL_DIGESTS`](/functions-and-operators/tid
 
 If the `start_ts` of the current transaction is unknown, you can try to find it out from the information in the `TIDB_TRX` / `CLUSTER_TIDB_TRX` table or in the [`PROCESSLIST` / `CLUSTER_PROCESSLIST`](/information-schema/information-schema-processlist.md) table.
 
+### Metadata locks
+
+When a session is waiting on a schema change this can be because of a metadata lock.
+
+See [Metadata locks](/metadata-lock.md) for more information.
+
 ## Troubleshoot optimistic lock conflicts
 
 This section provides the solutions of common lock conflict issues in the optimistic transaction mode.