1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
index 68bdd2bc531..8dbfaf4bbc9 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for CacheBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                     } else {
                         let last = self.cache.parent_stack.last().expect("parent_stack is empty 2");
                         let did = match &*last {
+                            ParentStackItem::Impl {
+                                // impl Trait for &T { fn method(self); }
+                                //
+                                // When generating a function index with the above shape, we want it
+                                // associated with `T`, not with the primitive reference type. It should
+                                // show up as `T::method`, rather than `reference::method`, in the search
+                                // results page.
+                                for_: clean::Type::BorrowedRef { type_, .. },
+                                ..
+                            } => type_.def_id(&self.cache),
                             ParentStackItem::Impl { for_, .. } => for_.def_id(&self.cache),
                             ParentStackItem::Type(item_id) => item_id.as_def_id(),
                         };