diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
index aa8c3557f..21b094181 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
   import ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Templates, only: [h: 1, enc_h: 1]
 
   @type language :: :elixir | :erlang | :markdown
-  @type kind :: :function | :module
+  @type kind :: :function | :module | :mix_task
   @type link_type :: :normal | :custom
 
   @backtick_token "<B706848484895T>"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
                 language <- [:elixir, :erlang],
                 kind <- [:module, :function] do
               {kind, language, link_type}
-            end)
+            end) ++ [{:mix_task, :elixir, :normal}]
 
   @doc """
   Autolinks any documentation in the project.
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
   #
   # `language` can be: `:elixir`, `:erlang` or `:markdown`.
   #
-  # `kind` is either `:function` or `:module`.
+  # `kind` is either `:function`, `:module`, or `:mix_task`.
   #
   # It accepts a list of `options` used in the replacement functions.
   # - `:aliases
@@ -447,6 +447,37 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
     end
   end
 
+  defp replace_fun(:mix_task, :elixir, :normal, options) do
+    extension = options[:extension] || ".html"
+    lib_dirs = options[:lib_dirs] || default_lib_dirs(:elixir)
+    module_id = options[:module_id] || nil
+    modules_refs = options[:modules_refs] || []
+
+    fn all, text, "mix " <> task_name ->
+      task_module =
+        task_name
+        |> String.split(".")
+        |> Enum.map(&Macro.camelize/1)
+        |> Enum.join(".")
+
+      match = "Mix.Tasks." <> task_module
+
+      cond do
+        match == module_id ->
+          "[#{text}](#{match}#{extension}#content)"
+
+        match in modules_refs ->
+          "[#{text}](#{match}#{extension})"
+
+        doc = module_docs(:elixir, match, lib_dirs) ->
+          "[#{text}](#{doc}#{match}.html)"
+
+        true ->
+          all
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   ## Helpers
 
   defp default_text(_, :custom, _match, _pmfa, text),
@@ -721,6 +752,12 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.Autolink do
     }x
   end
 
+  defp re_kind_language(:mix_task, :elixir) do
+    ~r{
+      mix\ ([a-z][a-z0-9\._]*)
+    }x
+  end
+
   defp re_kind_language_link_type(kind, language, link_type) do
     source = Regex.source(re_kind_language(kind, language))
 
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
index 9a280e9a6..42e8d0247 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html/autolink_test.exs
@@ -327,6 +327,45 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTML.AutolinkTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "Mix tasks" do
+    test "autolinks built-in tasks" do
+      assert project_doc("`mix test`", %{}) ==
+               "[`mix test`](#{@elixir_docs}mix/Mix.Tasks.Test.html)"
+    end
+
+    test "autolinks custom tasks" do
+      assert project_doc("`mix foo.bar.baz`", %{modules_refs: ["Mix.Tasks.Foo.Bar.Baz"]}) ==
+               "[`mix foo.bar.baz`](Mix.Tasks.Foo.Bar.Baz.html)"
+    end
+
+    test "autolinks task in the same module" do
+      assert project_doc("`mix foo`", %{
+               modules_refs: ["Mix.Tasks.Foo"],
+               module_id: "Mix.Tasks.Foo"
+             }) == "[`mix foo`](Mix.Tasks.Foo.html#content)"
+    end
+
+    test "autolinks tasks from dependencies" do
+      # Using Hex (archive) as we don't depend on any packages with Mix tasks
+      lib_dirs = [{Application.app_dir(:hex), "#{@elixir_docs}hex/"}]
+
+      assert project_doc("`mix hex.publish`", %{
+               docs_refs: ["MyModule"],
+               module_id: "MyModule",
+               extension: ".html",
+               lib_dirs: lib_dirs
+             }) == "[`mix hex.publish`](#{@elixir_docs}hex/Mix.Tasks.Hex.Publish.html)"
+    end
+
+    test "does not autolink task with arguments" do
+      assert project_doc("`mix test test/`", %{}) == "`mix test test/`"
+    end
+
+    test "does not autolink unknown task" do
+      assert project_doc("`mix foo`", %{}) == "`mix foo`"
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "Erlang modules" do
     test "autolinks to Erlang modules" do
       assert project_doc("`:erlang`", %{}) == "[`:erlang`](#{@erlang_docs}erlang.html)"
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
index 2d962f71f..3926b12ea 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/formatter/html_test.exs
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Formatter.HTMLTest do
 
       assert content =~
                ~r{<a href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/typespecs.html#basic-types"><code(\sclass="inline")?>atom/0</code></a>}
+
+      assert content =~
+               ~r{<a href="https://hexdocs.pm/mix/Mix.Tasks.Compile.Elixir.html"><code(\sclass="inline")?>mix compile.elixir</code></a>}
     end
 
     test "without any other content" do
diff --git a/test/fixtures/README.md b/test/fixtures/README.md
index b7a855250..e005988d3 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/README.md
+++ b/test/fixtures/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 `==/2`
 [`===`](`Kernel.===/2`)
 `t:atom/0`
+`mix compile.elixir`
 
 ## `Header` sample