diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
index 12fcd3fdb0..063177d306 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.github.shyiko.ktlint.ruleset.standard
 import com.github.shyiko.ktlint.core.Rule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.lang.ASTNode
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.lexer.KDocTokens
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.impl.KDocLink
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtImportDirective
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPackageDirective
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
@@ -39,9 +41,14 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRule : Rule("no-unused-imports") {
             emit: (offset: Int, errorMessage: String, canBeAutoCorrected: Boolean) -> Unit) {
         if (node.elementType == KtStubElementTypes.FILE) {
             node.visit { node ->
+                val psi = node.psi
                 val type = node.elementType
+                if (type == KDocTokens.MARKDOWN_LINK && psi is KDocLink) {
+                    val linkText = psi.getLinkText().replace("`", "")
+                    ref.add(linkText.split('.').first())
+                } else
                 if ((type == KtNodeTypes.REFERENCE_EXPRESSION || type == KtNodeTypes.OPERATION_REFERENCE) &&
-                    !node.psi.isPartOf(KtImportDirective::class)) {
+                    !psi.isPartOf(KtImportDirective::class)) {
                     ref.add(node.text.trim('`'))
                 }
             }
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
index 755aaafcb7..f44b886c64 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,42 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRuleTest {
         )).isEmpty()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testLintKDocLinkImport() {
+        assertThat(NoUnusedImportsRule().lint(
+            """
+            package kdoc
+
+            import DRef
+            import p.PDRef
+            import DRef2
+            import p.PDRef2
+            import p.DRef3
+            import p.PDRef3
+            import p.PDRef4
+            import p.PDRef5
+            import p.O
+
+            /**
+             * [DRef] DRef2
+             * [O.method]
+             * [p.PDRef] p.PDRef2
+             * [PDRef3](p.DRef3) p.PDRef4 PDRef5
+             * [] text
+             */
+            fun main() {}
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEqualTo(listOf(
+            LintError(4, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(5, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(6, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(7, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(8, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(9, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
+            LintError(10, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import")
+        ))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testSamePackageImport() {
         assertThat(NoUnusedImportsRule().lint(
@@ -123,4 +159,42 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRuleTest {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testFormatKDocLinkImport() {
+        assertThat(NoUnusedImportsRule().format(
+            """
+            package kdoc
+
+            import DRef
+            import p.PDRef
+            import DRef2
+            import p.PDRef2
+            import p.DRef3
+            import p.PDRef3
+            import p.PDRef4
+            import p.PDRef5
+
+            /**
+             * [DRef] DRef2
+             * [p.PDRef] p.PDRef2
+             * [PDRef3](p.DRef3) p.PDRef4 PDRef5
+             */
+            fun main() {}
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEqualTo(
+            """
+            package kdoc
+
+            import DRef
+
+            /**
+             * [DRef] DRef2
+             * [p.PDRef] p.PDRef2
+             * [PDRef3](p.DRef3) p.PDRef4 PDRef5
+             */
+            fun main() {}
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+    }
+
 }