diff --git a/bitbake/.b4-config b/bitbake/.b4-config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..047f0b94a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/.b4-config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[b4]
+  send-series-to = bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
+  send-auto-cc-cmd = ./contrib/b4-wrapper-bitbake.py send-auto-cc-cmd
+  prep-pre-flight-checks = disable-needs-checking
diff --git a/bitbake/contrib/b4-wrapper-bitbake.py b/bitbake/contrib/b4-wrapper-bitbake.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..87dff2c3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/contrib/b4-wrapper-bitbake.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# This script is to be called by b4:
+# - through b4.send-auto-cc-cmd with "send-auto-cc-cmd" as first argument,
+#
+# When send-auto-cc-cmd is passed:
+#
+#  This returns the list of Cc recipients for a patch.
+#
+# This script takes as stdin a patch.
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+cmd = sys.argv[1]
+if cmd != "send-auto-cc-cmd":
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+patch = sys.stdin.read()
+
+if subprocess.call(["which", "lsdiff"], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL) != 0:
+    print("lsdiff missing from host, please install patchutils")
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+files = subprocess.check_output(["lsdiff", "--strip-match=1", "--strip=1", "--include=doc/*"],
+                                input=patch, text=True)
+if len(files):
+    print("docs@lists.yoctoproject.org")
+else:
+# Handle patches made with --no-prefix
+    files = subprocess.check_output(["lsdiff", "--include=doc/*"],
+                                    input=patch, text=True)
+    if len(files):
+        print("docs@lists.yoctoproject.org")
+
+sys.exit(0)