diff --git a/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/element-list b/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/element-list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..351c186855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/element-list
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+java.applet
+java.awt
+java.awt.color
+java.awt.datatransfer
+java.awt.dnd
+java.awt.event
+java.awt.font
+java.awt.geom
+java.awt.im
+java.awt.im.spi
+java.awt.image
+java.awt.image.renderable
+java.awt.print
+java.beans
+java.beans.beancontext
+java.io
+java.lang
+java.lang.annotation
+java.lang.instrument
+java.lang.invoke
+java.lang.management
+java.lang.ref
+java.lang.reflect
+java.math
+java.net
+java.nio
+java.nio.channels
+java.nio.channels.spi
+java.nio.charset
+java.nio.charset.spi
+java.nio.file
+java.nio.file.attribute
+java.nio.file.spi
+java.rmi
+java.rmi.activation
+java.rmi.dgc
+java.rmi.registry
+java.rmi.server
+java.security
+java.security.acl
+java.security.cert
+java.security.interfaces
+java.security.spec
+java.sql
+java.text
+java.text.spi
+java.time
+java.time.chrono
+java.time.format
+java.time.temporal
+java.time.zone
+java.util
+java.util.concurrent
+java.util.concurrent.atomic
+java.util.concurrent.locks
+java.util.function
+java.util.jar
+java.util.logging
+java.util.prefs
+java.util.regex
+java.util.spi
+java.util.stream
+java.util.zip
+javax.accessibility
+javax.activation
+javax.activity
+javax.annotation
+javax.annotation.processing
+javax.crypto
+javax.crypto.interfaces
+javax.crypto.spec
+javax.imageio
+javax.imageio.event
+javax.imageio.metadata
+javax.imageio.plugins.bmp
+javax.imageio.plugins.jpeg
+javax.imageio.spi
+javax.imageio.stream
+javax.jws
+javax.jws.soap
+javax.lang.model
+javax.lang.model.element
+javax.lang.model.type
+javax.lang.model.util
+javax.management
+javax.management.loading
+javax.management.modelmbean
+javax.management.monitor
+javax.management.openmbean
+javax.management.relation
+javax.management.remote
+javax.management.remote.rmi
+javax.management.timer
+javax.naming
+javax.naming.directory
+javax.naming.event
+javax.naming.ldap
+javax.naming.spi
+javax.net
+javax.net.ssl
+javax.print
+javax.print.attribute
+javax.print.attribute.standard
+javax.print.event
+javax.rmi
+javax.rmi.CORBA
+javax.rmi.ssl
+javax.script
+javax.security.auth
+javax.security.auth.callback
+javax.security.auth.kerberos
+javax.security.auth.login
+javax.security.auth.spi
+javax.security.auth.x500
+javax.security.cert
+javax.security.sasl
+javax.sound.midi
+javax.sound.midi.spi
+javax.sound.sampled
+javax.sound.sampled.spi
+javax.sql
+javax.sql.rowset
+javax.sql.rowset.serial
+javax.sql.rowset.spi
+javax.swing
+javax.swing.border
+javax.swing.colorchooser
+javax.swing.event
+javax.swing.filechooser
+javax.swing.plaf
+javax.swing.plaf.basic
+javax.swing.plaf.metal
+javax.swing.plaf.multi
+javax.swing.plaf.nimbus
+javax.swing.plaf.synth
+javax.swing.table
+javax.swing.text
+javax.swing.text.html
+javax.swing.text.html.parser
+javax.swing.text.rtf
+javax.swing.tree
+javax.swing.undo
+javax.tools
+javax.transaction
+javax.transaction.xa
+javax.xml
+javax.xml.bind
+javax.xml.bind.annotation
+javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters
+javax.xml.bind.attachment
+javax.xml.bind.helpers
+javax.xml.bind.util
+javax.xml.crypto
+javax.xml.crypto.dom
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.dom
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec
+javax.xml.datatype
+javax.xml.namespace
+javax.xml.parsers
+javax.xml.soap
+javax.xml.stream
+javax.xml.stream.events
+javax.xml.stream.util
+javax.xml.transform
+javax.xml.transform.dom
+javax.xml.transform.sax
+javax.xml.transform.stax
+javax.xml.transform.stream
+javax.xml.validation
+javax.xml.ws
+javax.xml.ws.handler
+javax.xml.ws.handler.soap
+javax.xml.ws.http
+javax.xml.ws.soap
+javax.xml.ws.spi
+javax.xml.ws.spi.http
+javax.xml.ws.wsaddressing
+javax.xml.xpath
+org.ietf.jgss
+org.omg.CORBA
+org.omg.CORBA.DynAnyPackage
+org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage
+org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage
+org.omg.CORBA.portable
+org.omg.CORBA_2_3
+org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable
+org.omg.CosNaming
+org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextExtPackage
+org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage
+org.omg.Dynamic
+org.omg.DynamicAny
+org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyFactoryPackage
+org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyPackage
+org.omg.IOP
+org.omg.IOP.CodecFactoryPackage
+org.omg.IOP.CodecPackage
+org.omg.Messaging
+org.omg.PortableInterceptor
+org.omg.PortableInterceptor.ORBInitInfoPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer
+org.omg.PortableServer.CurrentPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.POAManagerPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.POAPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.ServantLocatorPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.portable
+org.omg.SendingContext
+org.omg.stub.java.rmi
+org.w3c.dom
+org.w3c.dom.bootstrap
+org.w3c.dom.events
+org.w3c.dom.ls
+org.w3c.dom.views
+org.xml.sax
+org.xml.sax.ext
+org.xml.sax.helpers
diff --git a/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/package-list b/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/package-list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..351c186855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs/package-list
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+java.applet
+java.awt
+java.awt.color
+java.awt.datatransfer
+java.awt.dnd
+java.awt.event
+java.awt.font
+java.awt.geom
+java.awt.im
+java.awt.im.spi
+java.awt.image
+java.awt.image.renderable
+java.awt.print
+java.beans
+java.beans.beancontext
+java.io
+java.lang
+java.lang.annotation
+java.lang.instrument
+java.lang.invoke
+java.lang.management
+java.lang.ref
+java.lang.reflect
+java.math
+java.net
+java.nio
+java.nio.channels
+java.nio.channels.spi
+java.nio.charset
+java.nio.charset.spi
+java.nio.file
+java.nio.file.attribute
+java.nio.file.spi
+java.rmi
+java.rmi.activation
+java.rmi.dgc
+java.rmi.registry
+java.rmi.server
+java.security
+java.security.acl
+java.security.cert
+java.security.interfaces
+java.security.spec
+java.sql
+java.text
+java.text.spi
+java.time
+java.time.chrono
+java.time.format
+java.time.temporal
+java.time.zone
+java.util
+java.util.concurrent
+java.util.concurrent.atomic
+java.util.concurrent.locks
+java.util.function
+java.util.jar
+java.util.logging
+java.util.prefs
+java.util.regex
+java.util.spi
+java.util.stream
+java.util.zip
+javax.accessibility
+javax.activation
+javax.activity
+javax.annotation
+javax.annotation.processing
+javax.crypto
+javax.crypto.interfaces
+javax.crypto.spec
+javax.imageio
+javax.imageio.event
+javax.imageio.metadata
+javax.imageio.plugins.bmp
+javax.imageio.plugins.jpeg
+javax.imageio.spi
+javax.imageio.stream
+javax.jws
+javax.jws.soap
+javax.lang.model
+javax.lang.model.element
+javax.lang.model.type
+javax.lang.model.util
+javax.management
+javax.management.loading
+javax.management.modelmbean
+javax.management.monitor
+javax.management.openmbean
+javax.management.relation
+javax.management.remote
+javax.management.remote.rmi
+javax.management.timer
+javax.naming
+javax.naming.directory
+javax.naming.event
+javax.naming.ldap
+javax.naming.spi
+javax.net
+javax.net.ssl
+javax.print
+javax.print.attribute
+javax.print.attribute.standard
+javax.print.event
+javax.rmi
+javax.rmi.CORBA
+javax.rmi.ssl
+javax.script
+javax.security.auth
+javax.security.auth.callback
+javax.security.auth.kerberos
+javax.security.auth.login
+javax.security.auth.spi
+javax.security.auth.x500
+javax.security.cert
+javax.security.sasl
+javax.sound.midi
+javax.sound.midi.spi
+javax.sound.sampled
+javax.sound.sampled.spi
+javax.sql
+javax.sql.rowset
+javax.sql.rowset.serial
+javax.sql.rowset.spi
+javax.swing
+javax.swing.border
+javax.swing.colorchooser
+javax.swing.event
+javax.swing.filechooser
+javax.swing.plaf
+javax.swing.plaf.basic
+javax.swing.plaf.metal
+javax.swing.plaf.multi
+javax.swing.plaf.nimbus
+javax.swing.plaf.synth
+javax.swing.table
+javax.swing.text
+javax.swing.text.html
+javax.swing.text.html.parser
+javax.swing.text.rtf
+javax.swing.tree
+javax.swing.undo
+javax.tools
+javax.transaction
+javax.transaction.xa
+javax.xml
+javax.xml.bind
+javax.xml.bind.annotation
+javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters
+javax.xml.bind.attachment
+javax.xml.bind.helpers
+javax.xml.bind.util
+javax.xml.crypto
+javax.xml.crypto.dom
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.dom
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo
+javax.xml.crypto.dsig.spec
+javax.xml.datatype
+javax.xml.namespace
+javax.xml.parsers
+javax.xml.soap
+javax.xml.stream
+javax.xml.stream.events
+javax.xml.stream.util
+javax.xml.transform
+javax.xml.transform.dom
+javax.xml.transform.sax
+javax.xml.transform.stax
+javax.xml.transform.stream
+javax.xml.validation
+javax.xml.ws
+javax.xml.ws.handler
+javax.xml.ws.handler.soap
+javax.xml.ws.http
+javax.xml.ws.soap
+javax.xml.ws.spi
+javax.xml.ws.spi.http
+javax.xml.ws.wsaddressing
+javax.xml.xpath
+org.ietf.jgss
+org.omg.CORBA
+org.omg.CORBA.DynAnyPackage
+org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage
+org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage
+org.omg.CORBA.portable
+org.omg.CORBA_2_3
+org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable
+org.omg.CosNaming
+org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextExtPackage
+org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage
+org.omg.Dynamic
+org.omg.DynamicAny
+org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyFactoryPackage
+org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyPackage
+org.omg.IOP
+org.omg.IOP.CodecFactoryPackage
+org.omg.IOP.CodecPackage
+org.omg.Messaging
+org.omg.PortableInterceptor
+org.omg.PortableInterceptor.ORBInitInfoPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer
+org.omg.PortableServer.CurrentPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.POAManagerPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.POAPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.ServantLocatorPackage
+org.omg.PortableServer.portable
+org.omg.SendingContext
+org.omg.stub.java.rmi
+org.w3c.dom
+org.w3c.dom.bootstrap
+org.w3c.dom.events
+org.w3c.dom.ls
+org.w3c.dom.views
+org.xml.sax
+org.xml.sax.ext
+org.xml.sax.helpers
diff --git a/gradle/mockito-core/javadoc.gradle b/gradle/mockito-core/javadoc.gradle
index 3d42d21e1f..b4334b1b2a 100644
--- a/gradle/mockito-core/javadoc.gradle
+++ b/gradle/mockito-core/javadoc.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 //It seems the gradle javadoc task works file by file and as such disable some features of javadoc tool
 //such as link to packages, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/gradle-dev/R83dy_6PHMc/bgw0cUTMFAAJ
+
+// In this directory we keep two copies of the `package-list` file for java 8 api docs:
+// - as `package-list` for Java 9+
+// - as `element-list` for java 8
+def java8DocsDir = 'gradle/mockito-core/java-8-docs'
+
 javadoc {
     description "Creates javadoc html for Mockito API."
 
@@ -38,8 +44,8 @@ javadoc {
     options.noIndex = false
     options.noNavBar = false
     options.noTree = false
-    options.links = ['https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/',
-                     'https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/']
+    options.links('https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/')
+    options.linksOffline('https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/', java8DocsDir)
     options.bottom("""
         <script type="text/javascript" src="{@docRoot}/js/jdk6-project-version-insert.min.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="{@docRoot}/js/jquery-1.7.min.js"></script>