diff --git a/content/en/docs/marketplace/marketplace-home-page.md b/content/en/docs/marketplace/marketplace-home-page.md
index 4fa2fd8ea8f..3e96daffed6 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/marketplace/marketplace-home-page.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/marketplace/marketplace-home-page.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ The following details are displayed for each component:
 
         For details on editing, refer to the [Adding New Marketplace Content](/appstore/submit-content/#adding) section of *Uploading to the Marketplace*.
 
+    * **Manage Guests** – Add guests who can download private components. A guest is a Mendix Platform user from outside your organization who can download the selected private [content](#group-content) of this group.     
+        When you click **Manage Guests**, the **Guests** window is displayed for that component. Click **Add Guests**, and add the email addresses of the guests you want to invite in the **Guest Email Address** field. The guests you added receive the download link via email.    
+        The guests can then see all the private Marketplace content shared with them on their [Shared with Me](#shared-with-me) page.
+   
     * **Deprecate Component** – Deprecate the component, and select alternatives.    
         For details on deprecating components, refer to [Deprecating Marketplace Content](/appstore/deprecate-content/).
 
@@ -168,7 +172,10 @@ To remove a member, click **Remove** next to their name.
 
 A guest is a Mendix Platform user from outside your organization who can download the selected private [content](#group-content) of this group. 
 
-To add a guest, enter their email address in the box and click **Add Guest**. They will receive an email notifying them of access to the private content. 
+You can add guests by using the **Manage Guests** option available in the following places:
+
+* In the **Actions** menu of the component on the **Manage Components** window
+* In the component's details page in Mendix Marketplace
 
 The guest can then see all the private Marketplace content shared with them on their [Shared with Me](#shared-with-me) page.
 
diff --git a/content/en/docs/releasenotes/marketplace/general-marketplace/2026.md b/content/en/docs/releasenotes/marketplace/general-marketplace/2026.md
index d6ab241865d..4b4bc945ab0 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/releasenotes/marketplace/general-marketplace/2026.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/releasenotes/marketplace/general-marketplace/2026.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ weight: 1
 numberless_headings: true
 ---
 
+## October 2026
+
+### October 15, 2026
+
+#### New Features
+
+* You can now directly give external users access to download private Marketplace components, without having to add them to access groups. This is possible with the help of the new **Manage Guests** option, which is available in the [Actions menu](/appstore/home-page/#published) of the component on the **Manage Components** window, or on the component's details page in Marketplace.     
+    As part of this new implementation, the **Add Guest** option on the **Guests** tab of a company group has been removed, as its functionality was replaced with the new **Manage Guests** option at the individual component level.
+
 ## September 2026
 
 ### September 10, 2026