diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.fixed b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.fixed
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index 00000000000..276ce7620ca
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+++ b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#![warn(clippy::doc_markdown)]
+
+// Should not warn!
+/// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>.
+pub struct Foo(u32);
+
+// Should warn.
+/// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>[`FooBar`].
+pub struct FooBar(u32);
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.rs b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.rs
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index 00000000000..52527f7106d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#![warn(clippy::doc_markdown)]
+
+// Should not warn!
+/// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>.
+pub struct Foo(u32);
+
+// Should warn.
+/// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>[FooBar].
+pub struct FooBar(u32);
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.stderr b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.stderr
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index 00000000000..35aa2884cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+error: item in documentation is missing backticks
+  --> tests/ui/doc/issue_9473.rs:8:58
+   |
+LL | /// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>[FooBar].
+   |                                                          ^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::doc-markdown` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::doc_markdown)]`
+help: try
+   |
+LL | /// Blah blah blah <code>[FooBar]&lt;[FooBar]&gt;</code>[`FooBar`].
+   |                                                          ~~~~~~~~
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+