diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
index 94e7462d26df..a5e630a09afe 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/attr/mod.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,19 @@ fn is_doc_hidden(&self) -> bool {
         self.has_name(sym::doc)
             && self.meta_item_list().is_some_and(|l| list_contains_name(&l, sym::hidden))
     }
+
+    fn is_doc_keyword_or_attribute(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.has_name(sym::doc)
+            && let Some(items) = self.meta_item_list()
+        {
+            for item in items {
+                if item.has_name(sym::keyword) || item.has_name(sym::attribute) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 impl Attribute {
@@ -865,6 +878,9 @@ fn is_proc_macro_attr(&self) -> bool {
 
     /// Returns `true` if this attribute contains `doc(hidden)`.
     fn is_doc_hidden(&self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Returns `true` is this attribute contains `doc(keyword)` or `doc(attribute)`.
+    fn is_doc_keyword_or_attribute(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 // FIXME(fn_delegation): use function delegation instead of manually forwarding
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
index afa1a33fe769..f5470adb87e0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
@@ -1418,6 +1418,10 @@ fn is_proc_macro_attr(&self) -> bool {
     fn is_doc_hidden(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::Doc(d)) if d.hidden.is_some())
     }
+
+    fn is_doc_keyword_or_attribute(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::Doc(d)) if d.attribute.is_some() || d.keyword.is_some())
+    }
 }
 
 // FIXME(fn_delegation): use function delegation instead of manually forwarding
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/rustdoc.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/rustdoc.rs
index 0ac8e68ad968..7f7c423acb40 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/rustdoc.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/rustdoc.rs
@@ -367,16 +367,8 @@ pub fn inner_docs(attrs: &[impl AttributeExt]) -> bool {
 /// Has `#[rustc_doc_primitive]` or `#[doc(keyword)]` or `#[doc(attribute)]`.
 pub fn has_primitive_or_keyword_or_attribute_docs(attrs: &[impl AttributeExt]) -> bool {
     for attr in attrs {
-        if attr.has_name(sym::rustc_doc_primitive) {
+        if attr.has_name(sym::rustc_doc_primitive) || attr.is_doc_keyword_or_attribute() {
             return true;
-        } else if attr.has_name(sym::doc)
-            && let Some(items) = attr.meta_item_list()
-        {
-            for item in items {
-                if item.has_name(sym::keyword) || item.has_name(sym::attribute) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
     false
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc/doc-on-keyword.rs b/tests/rustdoc/doc-on-keyword.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c62eda60a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rustdoc/doc-on-keyword.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// While working on <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/149645>, the
+// intra doc links on keyword/attribute items were not processed.
+
+#![feature(rustdoc_internals)]
+#![crate_name = "foo"]
+
+//@ has 'foo/keyword.trait.html'
+//@ has - '//a[@href="{{channel}}/core/marker/trait.Send.html"]' 'Send'
+//@ has - '//a[@href="{{channel}}/core/marker/trait.Sync.html"]' 'Sync'
+#[doc(keyword = "trait")]
+//
+/// [`Send`] and [Sync]
+mod bar {}