diff --git a/docs/how-to/source_to_doc_links.rst b/docs/how-to/source_to_doc_links.rst
index f36866a3..3ed9e73b 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/source_to_doc_links.rst
+++ b/docs/how-to/source_to_doc_links.rst
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ Reference Docs in Source Code
 In your C++/Rust/Python source code, you want to reference requirements (needs).
 The docs-as-code tool will create backlinks in the documentation.
 
-Use a comment and start with ``req-Id:`` or ``req-traceability:`` followed by the need ID.
+Use a comment and start with ``req-Id:``, ``req-traceability:`` or ``need-Id:`` followed by the need ID.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
 	 # req-Id: TOOL_REQ__EXAMPLE_ID
 	 # req-traceability: TOOL_REQ__EXAMPLE_ID
+     # need-Id: TOOL_REQ__EXAMPLE_ID
 
 For an example, look at the attribute ``source_code_link``
 of :need:`tool_req__docs_common_attr_title`.
diff --git a/src/extensions/score_source_code_linker/generate_source_code_links_json.py b/src/extensions/score_source_code_linker/generate_source_code_links_json.py
index abedc2db..dfe6857a 100644
--- a/src/extensions/score_source_code_linker/generate_source_code_links_json.py
+++ b/src/extensions/score_source_code_linker/generate_source_code_links_json.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 TAGS = [
     "# " + "req-traceability:",
     "# " + "req-Id:",
+    "# " + "need-Id:", # to link from source code to architecture element
 ]