diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
index f5e4fecbf..a508fabfa 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
     timeout: 0
   ]
 
+  kernel_exports = Kernel.__info__(:functions) ++ Kernel.__info__(:macros)
+  special_form_exports = Kernel.SpecialForms.__info__(:macros)
+
   @basic_type_strings (for {f, a} <- @basic_types, do: "t:#{f}/#{a}")
   @built_in_type_strings (for {f, a} <- @built_in_types, do: "t:#{f}/#{a}")
-  @special_form_strings (for {f, a} <- Kernel.SpecialForms.__info__(:macros), do: "#{f}/#{a}")
+  @kernel_function_strings (for {f, a} <- kernel_exports, do: "#{f}/#{a}")
+  @special_form_strings (for {f, a} <- special_form_exports, do: "#{f}/#{a}")
 
   @doc """
   Receives a list of module nodes and autolink all docs and typespecs.
@@ -361,6 +365,9 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
         match in @built_in_type_strings ->
           "[`#{function}/#{arity}`](#{elixir_doc}#{@built_in_types_page})"
 
+        match in @kernel_function_strings ->
+          "[`#{function}/#{arity}`](#{elixir_doc}Kernel#{extension}##{prefix}#{enc_h function}/#{arity})"
+
         match in @special_form_strings ->
           "[`#{function}/#{arity}`](#{elixir_doc}Kernel.SpecialForms#{extension}##{prefix}#{enc_h function}/#{arity})"
 
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
index 0c0515dfe..65cb1d625 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.AutolinkTest do
   end
 
   test "autolink creates links for special forms" do
-    assert Autolink.local_doc("`++/2`", ["++/2"]) === "[`++/2`](#++/2)"
-    assert Autolink.local_doc("`!/1`", ["!/1"]) === "[`!/1`](#!/1)"
-    assert Autolink.local_doc("`../2`", ["../2"]) === "[`../2`](#../2)"
-    assert Autolink.local_doc("`--/2`", ["--/2"]) === "[`--/2`](#--/2)"
-    assert Autolink.local_doc("`<<>>/1`", ["<<>>/1"]) === "[`<<>>/1`](#%3C%3C%3E%3E/1)"
     assert Autolink.local_doc("`{}/1`", ["{}/1"]) === "[`{}/1`](#%7B%7D/1)"
-  end
-
-  test "autolink creates links for Kernel special forms" do
+    assert Autolink.local_doc("`<<>>/1`", ["<<>>/1"]) === "[`<<>>/1`](#%3C%3C%3E%3E/1)"
     assert Autolink.local_doc("`<<>>/1`", []) ===
            "[`<<>>/1`](#{@elixir_docs}elixir/Kernel.SpecialForms.html#%3C%3C%3E%3E/1)"
   end
 
+  test "autolink creates links for Kernel functions" do
+    assert Autolink.local_doc("`abs/1`", ["abs/1"]) === "[`abs/1`](#abs/1)"
+    assert Autolink.local_doc("`abs/1`", []) === "[`abs/1`](#{@elixir_docs}elixir/Kernel.html#abs/1)"
+    assert Autolink.local_doc("`!/1`", ["!/1"]) === "[`!/1`](#!/1)"
+    assert Autolink.local_doc("`!/1`", []) === "[`!/1`](#{@elixir_docs}elixir/Kernel.html#!/1)"
+  end
+
   # elixir_functions
 
   test "autolink functions Module.fun/arity in docs" do