diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
index 5b6a5b08aa9..7adffb09eb5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ fn check_doc<'a, Events: Iterator<Item = (pulldown_cmark::Event<'a>, Range<usize
                     );
                 }
             },
-            FootnoteReference(text) | Text(text) => {
+            Text(text) => {
                 paragraph_range.end = range.end;
                 let range_ = range.clone();
                 ticks_unbalanced |= text.contains('`')
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ fn check_doc<'a, Events: Iterator<Item = (pulldown_cmark::Event<'a>, Range<usize
                     }
                     text_to_check.push((text, range, code_level));
                 }
-            },
+            }
+            FootnoteReference(_) => {}
         }
     }
     headers
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/footnote_issue_13183.rs b/tests/ui/doc/footnote_issue_13183.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a18b4c3ac53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/footnote_issue_13183.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// This is a regression test for <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/13183>.
+// It should not warn on missing backticks on footnote references.
+
+#![warn(clippy::doc_markdown)]
+// Should not warn!
+//! Here's a footnote[^example_footnote_identifier]
+//!
+//! [^example_footnote_identifier]: This is merely an example.
+
+fn main() {}