diff --git a/doc/src/manual/faq.md b/doc/src/manual/faq.md
index 745c8f2e17dfc..f9d4306374f88 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/faq.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/faq.md
@@ -593,6 +593,17 @@ julia> remotecall_fetch(anon_bar, 2)
 1
 ```
 
+### Why does Julia use `*` for string concatenation? Why not `+` or something else?
+
+The [main argument](@ref man-concatenation) against `+` is that string concatenation is not
+commutative, while `+` is generally used as a commutative operator. While the Julia community
+recognizes that other languages use different operators and `*` may be unfamiliar for some
+users, it communicates certain algebraic properties.
+
+Note that you can also use `string(...)` to concatenate strings (and other values converted
+to strings); similarly, `repeat` can be used instead of `^` to repeat strings. The
+[interpolation syntax](@ref string-interpolation) is also useful for constructing strings.
+
 ## Packages and Modules
 
 ### What is the difference between "using" and "import"?
diff --git a/doc/src/manual/strings.md b/doc/src/manual/strings.md
index 77f1e48c5f689..09b67c4fa3ff2 100644
--- a/doc/src/manual/strings.md
+++ b/doc/src/manual/strings.md
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ further discussion of UTF-8 encoding issues, see the section below on [byte arra
 The [`transcode`](@ref) function is provided to convert data between the various UTF-xx encodings,
 primarily for working with external data and libraries.
 
-## Concatenation
+## [Concatenation](@id man-concatenation)
 
 One of the most common and useful string operations is concatenation: