diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/links/DRI.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/links/DRI.kt
index f848d5ec52..7fb449474d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/links/DRI.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/links/DRI.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ fun DRI.withClass(name: String) = copy(classNames = if (classNames.isNullOrBlank
 
 fun DRI.withTargetToDeclaration() = copy(target = PointingToDeclaration)
 
+fun DRI.withEnumEntryExtra() = copy(
+    extra = DRIExtraContainer(this.extra).also { it[EnumEntryDRIExtra] = EnumEntryDRIExtra }.encode()
+)
+
 val DRI.parent: DRI
     get() = when {
         extra != null -> when {
diff --git a/kotlin-analysis/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/DRIFactory.kt b/kotlin-analysis/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/DRIFactory.kt
index 0aebad0024..33c9927578 100644
--- a/kotlin-analysis/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/DRIFactory.kt
+++ b/kotlin-analysis/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/analysis/DRIFactory.kt
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ fun DRI.Companion.from(psi: PsiElement) = psi.parentsWithSelf.run {
     val psiField = firstIsInstanceOrNull<PsiField>()
     val classes = filterIsInstance<PsiClass>().filterNot { it is PsiTypeParameter }
         .toList() // We only want exact PsiClass types, not PsiTypeParameter subtype
+    val additionalClasses = if (psi is PsiEnumConstant) listOfNotNull(psiField?.name) else emptyList()
     DRI(
         packageName = classes.lastOrNull()?.qualifiedName?.substringBeforeLast('.', "") ?: "",
-        classNames = (if (psi is PsiEnumConstant) listOfNotNull(psiField?.name) + classes.toList().mapNotNull { it.name } else classes.toList().mapNotNull { it.name })
-            .takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.asReversed()
-            ?.joinToString("."),
+        classNames = (additionalClasses + classes.mapNotNull { it.name }).takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+            ?.asReversed()?.joinToString("."),
+        // The fallback strategy test whether psi is not `PsiEnumConstant`. The reason behind this is that
+        // we need unified DRI for both Java and Kotlin enums, so we can link them properly and treat them alike.
+        // To achieve that, we append enum name to classNames list and leave the callable part set to null. For Kotlin enums
+        // it is by default, while for Java enums we have to explicitly test for that in this `takeUnless` condition.
         callable = psiMethod?.let { Callable.from(it) } ?: psiField?.takeUnless { psi is PsiEnumConstant }?.let { Callable.from(it) },
         target = DriTarget.from(psi),
         extra = if (psi is PsiEnumConstant)
diff --git a/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/descriptors/DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator.kt b/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/descriptors/DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator.kt
index 4fe9a636fb..d336fac138 100644
--- a/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/descriptors/DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator.kt
+++ b/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/descriptors/DefaultDescriptorToDocumentableTranslator.kt
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ private class DokkaDescriptorVisitor(
             val classlikes = async { descriptorsWithKind.classlikes.visitClasslikes(driWithPlatform) }
 
             DEnumEntry(
-                dri = driWithPlatform.dri.copy(extra = DRIExtraContainer(driWithPlatform.dri.extra).also { it[EnumEntryDRIExtra] = EnumEntryDRIExtra }.encode()),
+                dri = driWithPlatform.dri.withEnumEntryExtra(),
                 name = descriptor.name.asString(),
                 documentation = descriptor.resolveDescriptorData(),
                 functions = functions.await(),
diff --git a/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/psi/DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator.kt b/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/psi/DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator.kt
index 2e2c850aee..79b4798c69 100644
--- a/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/psi/DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator.kt
+++ b/plugins/base/src/main/kotlin/translators/psi/DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator.kt
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class DefaultPsiToDocumentableTranslator(
                         name.orEmpty(),
                         fields.filterIsInstance<PsiEnumConstant>().map { entry ->
                             DEnumEntry(
-                                dri.withClass(entry.name).copy(extra = DRIExtraContainer(dri.extra).also { it[EnumEntryDRIExtra] = EnumEntryDRIExtra }.encode()),
+                                dri.withClass(entry.name).withEnumEntryExtra(),
                                 entry.name,
                                 javadocParser.parseDocumentation(entry).toSourceSetDependent(),
                                 null,