diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 If you are looking for a useful task to contribute to the project, a good place
 to start is the list of tasks at https://reviews.bitcoinabc.org/maniphest/
 
+You could also try [backporting](doc/backporting.md) some code from Bitcoin Core.
 
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