diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 949790cfe26..d79553a8be8 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn collapsed_doc_value(&self) -> Option<String> {
         self.attrs.collapsed_doc_value()
     }
 
-    pub fn links(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    pub fn links(&self) -> Vec<RenderedLink> {
         self.attrs.links(&self.def_id.krate)
     }
 
@@ -441,6 +441,13 @@ pub struct ItemLink {
     pub(crate) fragment: Option<String>,
 }
 
+pub struct RenderedLink {
+    /// The text the link was original written as
+    pub(crate) original_text: String,
+    /// The URL to put in the `href`
+    pub(crate) href: String,
+}
+
 impl Attributes {
     /// Extracts the content from an attribute `#[doc(cfg(content))]`.
     pub fn extract_cfg(mi: &ast::MetaItem) -> Option<&ast::MetaItem> {
@@ -617,7 +624,7 @@ pub fn collapsed_doc_value(&self) -> Option<String> {
     /// Gets links as a vector
     ///
     /// Cache must be populated before call
-    pub fn links(&self, krate: &CrateNum) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    pub fn links(&self, krate: &CrateNum) -> Vec<RenderedLink> {
         use crate::html::format::href;
         use crate::html::render::CURRENT_DEPTH;
 
@@ -631,7 +638,7 @@ pub fn links(&self, krate: &CrateNum) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
                                 href.push_str("#");
                                 href.push_str(fragment);
                             }
-                            Some((s.clone(), href))
+                            Some(RenderedLink { original_text: s.clone(), href })
                         } else {
                             None
                         }
@@ -651,16 +658,16 @@ pub fn links(&self, krate: &CrateNum) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
                             };
                             // This is a primitive so the url is done "by hand".
                             let tail = fragment.find('#').unwrap_or_else(|| fragment.len());
-                            Some((
-                                s.clone(),
-                                format!(
+                            Some(RenderedLink {
+                                original_text: s.clone(),
+                                href: format!(
                                     "{}{}std/primitive.{}.html{}",
                                     url,
                                     if !url.ends_with('/') { "/" } else { "" },
                                     &fragment[..tail],
                                     &fragment[tail..]
                                 ),
-                            ))
+                            })
                         } else {
                             panic!("This isn't a primitive?!");
                         }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
index d54b8ea7478..e6484cd1c2c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 use std::ops::Range;
 use std::str;
 
+use crate::clean::RenderedLink;
 use crate::doctest;
 use crate::html::highlight;
 use crate::html::toc::TocBuilder;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ fn opts() -> Options {
 pub struct Markdown<'a>(
     pub &'a str,
     /// A list of link replacements.
-    pub &'a [(String, String)],
+    pub &'a [RenderedLink],
     /// The current list of used header IDs.
     pub &'a mut IdMap,
     /// Whether to allow the use of explicit error codes in doctest lang strings.
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ pub struct MarkdownHtml<'a>(
     pub &'a Option<Playground>,
 );
 /// A tuple struct like `Markdown` that renders only the first paragraph.
-pub struct MarkdownSummaryLine<'a>(pub &'a str, pub &'a [(String, String)]);
+pub struct MarkdownSummaryLine<'a>(pub &'a str, pub &'a [RenderedLink]);
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum ErrorCodes {
@@ -339,11 +340,11 @@ fn dont_escape(c: u8) -> bool {
 /// Make headings links with anchor IDs and build up TOC.
 struct LinkReplacer<'a, 'b, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> {
     inner: I,
-    links: &'b [(String, String)],
+    links: &'b [RenderedLink],
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'b, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> LinkReplacer<'a, 'b, I> {
-    fn new(iter: I, links: &'b [(String, String)]) -> Self {
+    fn new(iter: I, links: &'b [RenderedLink]) -> Self {
         LinkReplacer { inner: iter, links }
     }
 }
@@ -354,8 +355,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for LinkReplacer<'a, 'b, I>
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         let event = self.inner.next();
         if let Some(Event::Start(Tag::Link(kind, dest, text))) = event {
-            if let Some(&(_, ref replace)) = self.links.iter().find(|link| link.0 == *dest) {
-                Some(Event::Start(Tag::Link(kind, replace.to_owned().into(), text)))
+            if let Some(link) = self.links.iter().find(|link| link.original_text == *dest) {
+                Some(Event::Start(Tag::Link(kind, link.href.clone().into(), text)))
             } else {
                 Some(Event::Start(Tag::Link(kind, dest, text)))
             }
@@ -855,8 +856,8 @@ pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
             return String::new();
         }
         let replacer = |_: &str, s: &str| {
-            if let Some(&(_, ref replace)) = links.iter().find(|link| &*link.0 == s) {
-                Some((replace.clone(), s.to_owned()))
+            if let Some(link) = links.iter().find(|link| &*link.original_text == s) {
+                Some((link.original_text.clone(), link.href.clone()))
             } else {
                 None
             }
@@ -933,8 +934,8 @@ pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
         }
 
         let replacer = |_: &str, s: &str| {
-            if let Some(&(_, ref replace)) = links.iter().find(|link| &*link.0 == s) {
-                Some((replace.clone(), s.to_owned()))
+            if let Some(rendered_link) = links.iter().find(|link| &*link.original_text == s) {
+                Some((rendered_link.original_text.clone(), rendered_link.href.clone()))
             } else {
                 None
             }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index e4aba8963c7..9dc85881482 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 use serde::ser::SerializeSeq;
 use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
 
-use crate::clean::{self, AttributesExt, Deprecation, GetDefId, SelfTy, TypeKind};
+use crate::clean::{self, AttributesExt, Deprecation, GetDefId, RenderedLink, SelfTy, TypeKind};
 use crate::config::RenderInfo;
 use crate::config::RenderOptions;
 use crate::docfs::{DocFS, PathError};
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ fn render_markdown(
     w: &mut Buffer,
     cx: &Context,
     md_text: &str,
-    links: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    links: Vec<RenderedLink>,
     prefix: &str,
     is_hidden: bool,
 ) {