diff --git a/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/kotlin/symbols/kdoc/KdocMarkdownParser.kt b/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/kotlin/symbols/kdoc/KdocMarkdownParser.kt
index ad29f5f034..7fa95ddcfc 100644
--- a/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/kotlin/symbols/kdoc/KdocMarkdownParser.kt
+++ b/dokka-subprojects/analysis-kotlin-symbols/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/kotlin/symbols/kdoc/KdocMarkdownParser.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.parser.KDocKnownTag
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.impl.KDocLink
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.impl.KDocSection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.impl.KDocTag
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.allChildren
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.forEachDescendantOfType
 
 internal fun parseFromKDocTag(
     kDocTag: KDocTag?,
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ internal fun parseFromKDocTag(
             listOf(kDocTag) + if (kDocTag.canHaveParent() && parseWithChildren) getAllKDocTags(findParent(kDocTag)) else emptyList()
         DocumentationNode(
             allTags.map { tag ->
-                val links = tag.allChildren.filterIsInstance<KDocLink>().associate { it.getLinkText() to externalDri(it) }
+                val links = mutableMapOf<String, DRI?>()
+                tag.forEachDescendantOfType<KDocLink>{
+                    links[it.getLinkText()] = externalDri(it)
+                }
+
                 val externalDRIProvider = { linkText: String -> links[linkText] }
 
                 when (tag.knownTag) {
diff --git a/dokka-subprojects/plugin-base/src/test/kotlin/markdown/LinkTest.kt b/dokka-subprojects/plugin-base/src/test/kotlin/markdown/LinkTest.kt
index 97e027b8c0..6d157d27af 100644
--- a/dokka-subprojects/plugin-base/src/test/kotlin/markdown/LinkTest.kt
+++ b/dokka-subprojects/plugin-base/src/test/kotlin/markdown/LinkTest.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package markdown
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.analysis.kotlin.markdown.MARKDOWN_ELEMENT_FILE_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.base.testApi.testRunner.BaseAbstractTest
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.links.*
+import org.jetbrains.dokka.model.DClass
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.model.WithGenerics
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.model.dfs
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.model.doc.*
@@ -238,4 +239,57 @@ class LinkTest : BaseAbstractTest() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `link should lead to class rather than constructor`() {
+        val configuration = dokkaConfiguration {
+            sourceSets {
+                sourceSet {
+                    sourceRoots = listOf("src/")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        testInline(
+            """
+            |/src/main/kotlin/Testing.kt
+            |package example
+            |
+            |/**
+            |* @constructor reference in constructor [AllKDocTagsClass]
+            | */
+            |class AllKDocTagsClass(paramInt: Int, paramStr: String = "100"){}
+            |
+        """.trimMargin(),
+            configuration
+        ) {
+            documentablesMergingStage = { module ->
+                val functionDocs = (module.packages.flatMap { it.classlikes }.first() as DClass).constructors.first().documentation.values.first()
+                val expected = Description(
+                    root = CustomDocTag(
+                        children = listOf(
+                            P(
+                                children = listOf(
+                                    Text("reference in constructor "),
+                                    DocumentationLink(
+                                        dri = DRI(
+                                            packageName = "example",
+                                            classNames = "AllKDocTagsClass",
+                                            target = PointingToDeclaration
+                                        ),
+                                        children = listOf(
+                                            Text("AllKDocTagsClass")
+                                        ),
+                                        params = mapOf("href" to "[AllKDocTagsClass]")
+                                    )
+                                )
+                            )
+                        ),
+                        name = "MARKDOWN_FILE"
+                    )
+                )
+                assertEquals(expected, functionDocs.children.first())
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }