diff --git a/src/classdef.cpp b/src/classdef.cpp
index e6b90640b6e..5c42f578004 100644
--- a/src/classdef.cpp
+++ b/src/classdef.cpp
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ bool ClassDef::isLinkable() const
   }
   else
   {
-    return isLinkableInProject() || isReference();
+    return isReference() || isLinkableInProject();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/memberdef.cpp b/src/memberdef.cpp
index 29595cf2287..df984f85834 100644
--- a/src/memberdef.cpp
+++ b/src/memberdef.cpp
@@ -3210,9 +3210,9 @@ void MemberDef::warnIfUndocumented()
   static bool extractAll = Config_getBool("EXTRACT_ALL");
 
   //printf("warnIfUndoc: d->isLinkable()=%d isLinkable()=%d "
-  //       "isDocumentedFriendClass()=%d name()=%s prot=%d\n",
+  //       "isDocumentedFriendClass()=%d name()=%s prot=%d isReference=%d\n",
   //       d->isLinkable(),isLinkable(),isDocumentedFriendClass(),
-  //       name().data(),prot);
+  //       name().data(),m_impl->prot,isReference());
   if ((!hasUserDocumentation() && !extractAll) &&
       !isFriendClass() &&
       name().find('@')==-1 && d && d->name().find('@')==-1 &&
@@ -5092,3 +5092,9 @@ bool MemberDef::isRelatedOrFriend() const
   return isRelated() || isForeign() || (isFriend() && !isFriendToHide());
 }
 
+bool MemberDef::isReference() const
+{
+  return Definition::isReference() ||
+         (m_impl->templateMaster && m_impl->templateMaster->isReference());
+}
+
diff --git a/src/memberdef.h b/src/memberdef.h
index a669d68f6d6..b68149fdce0 100644
--- a/src/memberdef.h
+++ b/src/memberdef.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ class MemberDef : public Definition
     QCString documentation() const;
     QCString briefDescription(bool abbr=FALSE) const;
     QCString fieldType() const;
+    bool isReference() const;
 
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------