diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates.ex b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates.ex
index 25ee86046..2fc7f4b45 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates.ex
@@ -232,35 +232,35 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Templates do
   end
 
   @doc """
-  Link secondary headings found with `regex` with in the given `content`.
-  IDs are prefixed with `prefix`.
+  Link headings found with `regex` with in the given `content`. IDs are
+  prefixed with `prefix`.
   """
-  @h2_regex ~r/<h2.*?>(.*?)<\/h2>/m
+  @heading_regex ~r/<(h[23]).*?>(.*?)<\/\1>/m
   @spec link_headings(String.t, Regex.t, String.t) :: String.t
-  def link_headings(content, regex \\ @h2_regex, prefix \\ "")
+  def link_headings(content, regex \\ @heading_regex, prefix \\ "")
   def link_headings(nil, _, _), do: nil
   def link_headings(content, regex, prefix) do
-    Regex.replace(regex, content, fn match, title ->
-      link_heading(match, title, header_to_id(title), prefix)
+    Regex.replace(regex, content, fn match, tag, title ->
+      link_heading(match, tag, title, header_to_id(title), prefix)
     end)
   end
 
-  defp link_heading(match, _title, "", _prefix), do: match
-  defp link_heading(_match, title, id, prefix) do
+  defp link_heading(match, _tag, _title, "", _prefix), do: match
+  defp link_heading(_match, tag, title, id, prefix) do
     """
-    <h2 id="#{prefix}#{id}" class="section-heading">
+    <#{tag} id="#{prefix}#{id}" class="section-heading">
       <a href="##{prefix}#{id}" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
       #{title}
-    </h2>
+    </#{tag}>
     """
   end
 
   defp link_moduledoc_headings(content) do
-    link_headings(content, @h2_regex, "module-")
+    link_headings(content, @heading_regex, "module-")
   end
 
   defp link_detail_headings(content, prefix) do
-    link_headings(content, @h2_regex, prefix <> "-")
+    link_headings(content, @heading_regex, prefix <> "-")
   end
 
   templates = [
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates_test.exs
index 8d8790ad5..313c10573 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/templates_test.exs
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.TemplatesTest do
 
     <h2></h2>
     """)
+
+    assert Templates.link_headings("<h3>Foo</h3>") == """
+    <h3 id="foo" class="section-heading">
+      <a href="#foo" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a>
+      Foo
+    </h3>
+    """
   end
 
   test "sidebar items from headers" do
@@ -163,6 +170,11 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.TemplatesTest do
       "Example function: Summary should not display trailing puntuation"
   end
 
+  test "<h3> tags in method `@doc`s are linked" do
+    content = get_module_page([CompiledWithDocs])
+    assert content =~ ~r{<h3 id="example_with_h3/0-examples" class="section-heading">.*<a href="#example_with_h3/0-examples" class="hover-link">.*<span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span>.*</a>.*Examples.*</h3>}ms
+  end
+
   ## LISTING
 
   test "site title text links to homepage_url when set" do
@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.TemplatesTest do
     refute content =~ ~r{<small>module</small>}
     assert content =~ ~r{moduledoc.*Example.*CompiledWithDocs\.example.*}ms
     assert content =~ ~r{<h2 id="module-example-unicode-escaping" class="section-heading">.*<a href="#module-example-unicode-escaping" class="hover-link">.*<span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span>.*</a>.*Example.*</h2>}ms
+    assert content =~ ~r{<h3 id="module-example-h3-heading" class="section-heading">.*<a href="#module-example-h3-heading" class="hover-link">.*<span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span>.*</a>.*Example H3 heading.*</h3>}ms
 
     # Summaries
     assert content =~ ~r{example/2.*Some example}ms
@@ -217,7 +230,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.TemplatesTest do
     assert content =~ ~r{example_1/0.*<span class="note">\(macro\)</span>}ms
 
     # Source
-    assert content =~ ~r{<a href="#{source_url()}/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L10"[^>]*>\s*<span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span>\s*<span class="sr-only">View Source</span>\s*</a>}ms
+    assert content =~ ~r{<a href="#{source_url()}/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L14"[^>]*>\s*<span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span>\s*<span class="sr-only">View Source</span>\s*</a>}ms
 
     # Functions
     assert content =~ ~s{<div class="detail" id="example/2">}
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
index 7b2d693f5..d257cb2f7 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTMLTest do
     for scheme <- ["http", "https"] do
       generate_docs doc_config(source_url: "#{scheme}://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc", source_root: File.cwd!)
       content = File.read!(file_path)
-      assert content =~ "https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L13"
+      assert content =~ "https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L14"
 
       generate_docs doc_config(source_url: "#{scheme}://gitlab.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc", source_root: File.cwd!)
       content = File.read!(file_path)
-      assert content =~ "https://gitlab.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L13"
+      assert content =~ "https://gitlab.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc/blob/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#L14"
 
       generate_docs doc_config(source_url: "#{scheme}://bitbucket.org/elixir-lang/ex_doc", source_root: File.cwd!)
       content = File.read!(file_path)
-      assert content =~ "https://bitbucket.org/elixir-lang/ex_doc/src/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#cl-13"
+      assert content =~ "https://bitbucket.org/elixir-lang/ex_doc/src/master/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex#cl-14"
 
       generate_docs doc_config(source_url: "#{scheme}://example.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc", source_root: File.cwd!)
       content = File.read!(file_path)
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/retriever_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/retriever_test.exs
index 01381b89d..87d8df97b 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/retriever_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/retriever_test.exs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.RetrieverTest do
 
   test "docs_from_files returns the moduledoc info" do
     [module_node] = docs_from_files ["CompiledWithDocs"]
-    assert module_node.doc == "moduledoc\n\n\#\# Example ☃ Unicode > escaping\n    CompiledWithDocs.example\n"
+    assert module_node.doc == "moduledoc\n\n\#\# Example ☃ Unicode > escaping\n    CompiledWithDocs.example\n\n### Example H3 heading\n\nexample\n"
   end
 
   test "docs_from_files returns nil if there's no moduledoc info" do
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.RetrieverTest do
 
   test "docs_from_files returns the doc info for each module function" do
     [module_node] = docs_from_files ["CompiledWithDocs"]
-    [struct, example, example_1, example_without_docs] = module_node.docs
+    [struct, example, example_1, _example_with_h3, example_without_docs] = module_node.docs
 
     assert struct.id == "__struct__/0"
     assert struct.doc == "Some struct"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.RetrieverTest do
     assert example_1.type == :defmacro
     assert example_1.defaults == []
 
-    assert example_without_docs.source_url == "http://example.com/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex\#L18"
+    assert example_without_docs.source_url == "http://example.com/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex\#L29"
     assert example_without_docs.doc == nil
     assert example_without_docs.defaults == []
   end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex b/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex
index 0a41dde1d..add45f136 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex
+++ b/test/fixtures/compiled_with_docs.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ defmodule CompiledWithDocs do
 
   ## Example ☃ Unicode > escaping
       CompiledWithDocs.example
+
+  ### Example H3 heading
+
+  example
   """
 
   @doc "Some struct"
@@ -15,6 +19,13 @@ defmodule CompiledWithDocs do
   @doc "Another example"
   defmacro example_1, do: 1
 
+  @doc """
+  Does example action.
+
+  ### Examples
+  """
+  def example_with_h3, do: 1
+
   def example_without_docs, do: nil
 
   defmodule Nested do