diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
index fe446ae3c164c..fd81a21f5a994 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
@@ -556,7 +556,15 @@ fn check_if_allowed_tag(t: &Tag<'_>) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn is_forbidden_tag(t: &Tag<'_>) -> bool {
-    matches!(t, Tag::CodeBlock(_) | Tag::Table(_) | Tag::TableHead | Tag::TableRow | Tag::TableCell)
+    matches!(
+        t,
+        Tag::CodeBlock(_)
+            | Tag::Table(_)
+            | Tag::TableHead
+            | Tag::TableRow
+            | Tag::TableCell
+            | Tag::FootnoteDefinition(_)
+    )
 }
 
 impl<'a, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for SummaryLine<'a, I> {
@@ -589,6 +597,10 @@ impl<'a, I: Iterator<Item = Event<'a>>> Iterator for SummaryLine<'a, I> {
                     is_start = false;
                     check_if_allowed_tag(c)
                 }
+                Event::FootnoteReference(_) => {
+                    self.skipped_tags += 1;
+                    false
+                }
                 _ => true,
             };
             if !is_allowed_tag {
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc/footnote-in-summary.rs b/tests/rustdoc/footnote-in-summary.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e6ff5a7fd51dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rustdoc/footnote-in-summary.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// This test ensures that no footnote reference is generated inside
+// summary doc.
+
+#![crate_name = "foo"]
+
+// @has 'foo/index.html'
+// @has - '//*[@class="desc docblock-short"]' 'hello bla'
+// @!has - '//*[@class="desc docblock-short"]/sup' '1'
+
+// @has 'foo/struct.S.html'
+// @has - '//*[@class="docblock"]//sup' '1'
+// @has - '//*[@class="docblock"]' 'hello 1 bla'
+
+/// hello [^foot] bla
+///
+/// [^foot]: blabla
+pub struct S;