diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3255a1fdf2..3360344686 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-06-15  Rical Jasan  <ricaljasan@pacific.net>
+
+	* manual/macros.texi (@standards): New macro.  Provide placeholder
+	for header and standards annotations.
+	(@standardsx): New macro.  Likewise, for lists of @*x elements.
+
 2017-06-15  Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
 
 	* io/Makefile (CFLAGS-sync_file_range.c): Remove rule.
diff --git a/manual/macros.texi b/manual/macros.texi
index 2e0990eac2..170e954a50 100644
--- a/manual/macros.texi
+++ b/manual/macros.texi
@@ -274,4 +274,11 @@ cwd\comments\
 ``\str\.''
 @end macro
 
+@c Dummy placeholder while converting annotations.
+@macro standards {standard, header}
+@end macro
+@c To be used for @*x lists of elements.
+@macro standardsx {element, standard, header}
+@end macro
+
 @end ifclear