diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index a21af3ff4..f1f4c63ae 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -48,15 +48,18 @@ guidelines when reporting a new bug.
   if you're not sure if what you're seeing is a bug. You can also ask in the
   `#scrapy` IRC channel.
 
-* write complete, reproducible, specific bug reports. The smaller the test
+* write **complete, reproducible, specific bug reports**. The smaller the test
   case, the better. Remember that other developers won't have your project to
   reproduce the bug, so please include all relevant files required to reproduce
-  it.
+  it. See for example StackOverflow's guide on creating a
+  `Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example`_ exhibiting the issue.
 
 * include the output of ``scrapy version -v`` so developers working on your bug
   know exactly which version and platform it occurred on, which is often very
   helpful for reproducing it, or knowing if it was already fixed.
 
+.. _Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example: https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve
+
 Writing patches
 ===============