diff --git a/compiler/docgen.nim b/compiler/docgen.nim
index bf8bdde143a49..9fb201f73ea56 100644
--- a/compiler/docgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/docgen.nim
@@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@ proc genItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, docFlags: DocFlags, nonEx
     symbolOrIdEnc = encodeUrl(symbolOrId, usePlus = false)
     deprecationMsg = genDeprecationMsg(d, pragmaNode)
     rstLangSymbol = toLangSymbol(k, n, cleanPlainSymbol)
+    symNameNode =
+      if nameNode.kind == nkPostfix: nameNode[1]
+      else: nameNode
 
   # we generate anchors automatically for subsequent use in doc comments
   let lineinfo = rstast.TLineInfo(
@@ -1122,18 +1125,19 @@ proc genItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, docFlags: DocFlags, nonEx
   let external = d.destFile.AbsoluteFile.relativeTo(d.conf.outDir, '/').changeFileExt(HtmlExt).string
 
   var attype = ""
-  if k in routineKinds and nameNode.kind == nkSym:
+  if k in routineKinds and symNameNode.kind == nkSym:
     let att = attachToType(d, nameNode.sym)
     if att != nil:
       attype = esc(d.target, att.name.s)
-  elif k == skType and nameNode.kind == nkSym and nameNode.sym.typ.kind in {tyEnum, tyBool}:
-    let etyp = nameNode.sym.typ
+  elif k == skType and symNameNode.kind == nkSym and
+      symNameNode.sym.typ.kind in {tyEnum, tyBool}:
+    let etyp = symNameNode.sym.typ
     for e in etyp.n:
       if e.sym.kind != skEnumField: continue
       let plain = renderPlainSymbolName(e)
       let symbolOrId = d.newUniquePlainSymbol(plain)
       setIndexTerm(d[], ieNim, htmlFile = external, id = symbolOrId,
-                   term = plain, linkTitle = nameNode.sym.name.s & '.' & plain,
+                   term = plain, linkTitle = symNameNode.sym.name.s & '.' & plain,
                    linkDesc = xmltree.escape(getPlainDocstring(e).docstringSummary),
                    line = n.info.line.int)
 
@@ -1154,8 +1158,8 @@ proc genItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, docFlags: DocFlags, nonEx
                linkTitle = detailedName,
                linkDesc = xmltree.escape(plainDocstring.docstringSummary),
                line = n.info.line.int)
-  if k == skType and nameNode.kind == nkSym:
-    d.types.strTableAdd nameNode.sym
+  if k == skType and symNameNode.kind == nkSym:
+    d.types.strTableAdd symNameNode.sym
 
 proc genJsonItem(d: PDoc, n, nameNode: PNode, k: TSymKind, nonExports = false): JsonItem =
   if not isVisible(d, nameNode): return
diff --git a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
index 1a58ea2ac7b07..e1afdf15e6608 100644
--- a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
+++ b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/main.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h1 class="title">nimdoc/extlinks/project/main</h1>
   <details open>
     <summary><a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#7" id="57">Types</a></summary>
     <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
-      <li><a class="reference" href="#A" title="A = object">A</a></li>
+      <li><a class="reference" href="#A" title="A* = object">A</a></li>
 
     </ul>
   </details>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#6">Imports</a></h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="A">
-  <dt><pre><a href="main.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="main.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
index 60887ae37ad3b..4cacd6f212c78 100644
--- a/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
+++ b/nimdoc/extlinks/project/expected/sub/submodule.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ <h1 class="title">nimdoc/extlinks/project/sub/submodule</h1>
   <details open>
     <summary><a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#7" id="57">Types</a></summary>
     <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
-      <li><a class="reference" href="#submoduleInt" title="submoduleInt = distinct int">submoduleInt</a></li>
+      <li><a class="reference" href="#submoduleInt" title="submoduleInt* = distinct int">submoduleInt</a></li>
 
     </ul>
   </details>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ <h1 class="title">nimdoc/extlinks/project/sub/submodule</h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="submoduleInt">
-  <dt><pre><a href="submodule.html#submoduleInt"><span class="Identifier">submoduleInt</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">distinct</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
+  <dt><pre><a href="submodule.html#submoduleInt"><span class="Identifier">submoduleInt</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">distinct</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
index ba9512d5a9d78..64fbe846e1e82 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/subdir/subdir_b/utils.html
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ <h1 class="title">subdir/subdir_b/utils</h1>
   <details open>
     <summary><a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#7" id="57">Types</a></summary>
     <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
-      <li><a class="reference" href="#G" title="G[T] = object">G</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#SomeType" title="SomeType = enum
+      <li><a class="reference" href="#G" title="G*[T] = object">G</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference" href="#SomeType" title="SomeType* = enum
   enumValueA, enumValueB, enumValueC">SomeType</a></li>
 
     </ul>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ <h2><a class="toc-backref" id="pandoc-markdown-symbols-documentation" href="#pan
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="G">
-  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#G"><span class="Identifier">G</span></a><span class="Other">[</span><span class="Identifier">T</span><span class="Other">]</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#G"><span class="Identifier">G</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">[</span><span class="Identifier">T</span><span class="Other">]</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="SomeType">
-  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#SomeType"><span class="Identifier">SomeType</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="utils.html#SomeType"><span class="Identifier">SomeType</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">enumValueA</span><span class="Other">,</span> <span class="Identifier">enumValueB</span><span class="Other">,</span> <span class="Identifier">enumValueC</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
diff --git a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
index db49102f85aa0..d4d9f0912115d 100644
--- a/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
+++ b/nimdoc/testproject/expected/testproject.html
@@ -54,27 +54,27 @@ <h1 class="title">testproject</h1>
   <details open>
     <summary><a class="reference reference-toplevel" href="#7" id="57">Types</a></summary>
     <ul class="simple simple-toc-section">
-      <li><a class="reference" href="#A" title="A {.inject.} = enum
+      <li><a class="reference" href="#A" title="A* {.inject.} = enum
   aA">A</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#AnotherObject" title="AnotherObject = object
+<li><a class="reference" href="#AnotherObject" title="AnotherObject* = object
   case x*: bool
   of true:
       y*: proc (x: string)
 
   of false:">AnotherObject</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#B" title="B {.inject.} = enum
+<li><a class="reference" href="#B" title="B* {.inject.} = enum
   bB">B</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#Foo" title="Foo = enum
+<li><a class="reference" href="#Foo" title="Foo* = enum
   enumValueA2">Foo</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#FooBuzz" title="FooBuzz {.deprecated: &quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;.} = int">FooBuzz</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#MyObject" title="MyObject = object
+<li><a class="reference" href="#FooBuzz" title="FooBuzz* {.deprecated: &quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;.} = int">FooBuzz</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference" href="#MyObject" title="MyObject* = object
   someString*: string        ## This is a string
   annotated* {.somePragma.}: string ## This is an annotated string">MyObject</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#Shapes" title="Shapes = enum
+<li><a class="reference" href="#Shapes" title="Shapes* = enum
   Circle,                   ## A circle
   Triangle,                 ## A three-sided shape
   Rectangle                  ## A four-sided shape">Shapes</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#T19396" title="T19396 = object
+<li><a class="reference" href="#T19396" title="T19396* = object
   a*: int">T19396</a></li>
 
     </ul>
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#6">Imports</a></h1>
   <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   <dl class="item">
     <div id="A">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#A"><span class="Identifier">A</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">aA</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="AnotherObject">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#AnotherObject"><span class="Identifier">AnotherObject</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#AnotherObject"><span class="Identifier">AnotherObject</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   <span class="Keyword">case</span> <span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">bool</span>
   <span class="Keyword">of</span> <span class="Identifier">true</span><span class="Other">:</span>
       <span class="Identifier">y</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Keyword">proc</span> <span class="Other">(</span><span class="Identifier">x</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span><span class="Other">)</span>
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="B">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#B"><span class="Identifier">B</span></a> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#B"><span class="Identifier">B</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">inject</span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">bB</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="Foo">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Foo"><span class="Identifier">Foo</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Foo"><span class="Identifier">Foo</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">enumValueA2</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="FooBuzz">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#FooBuzz"><span class="Identifier">FooBuzz</span></a> {.<span><span class="Other pragmadots">...</span></span><span class="pragmawrap"><span class="Identifier">deprecated</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="StringLit">&quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;</span></span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#FooBuzz"><span class="Identifier">FooBuzz</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span><span class="Other pragmadots">...</span></span><span class="pragmawrap"><span class="Identifier">deprecated</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="StringLit">&quot;FooBuzz msg&quot;</span></span>.} <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span></pre></dt>
   <dd>
     <div class="deprecation-message">
   <b>Deprecated:</b> FooBuzz msg
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="MyObject">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#MyObject"><span class="Identifier">MyObject</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#MyObject"><span class="Identifier">MyObject</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   <span class="Identifier">someString</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span>        <span class="Comment">## This is a string</span>
   <span class="Identifier">annotated</span><span class="Operator">*</span> {.<span class="Identifier">somePragma</span>.}<span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">string</span> <span class="Comment">## This is an annotated string</span>
   </pre></dt>
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="Shapes">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Shapes"><span class="Identifier">Shapes</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#Shapes"><span class="Identifier">Shapes</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">enum</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Circle</span><span class="Other">,</span>                   <span class="Comment">## A circle</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Triangle</span><span class="Other">,</span>                 <span class="Comment">## A three-sided shape</span>
   <span class="Identifier">Rectangle</span>                  <span class="Comment">## A four-sided shape</span></pre></dt>
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#7">Types</a></h1>
   </dd>
 </div>
 <div id="T19396">
-  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#T19396"><span class="Identifier">T19396</span></a> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
+  <dt><pre><a href="testproject.html#T19396"><span class="Identifier">T19396</span></a><span class="Operator">*</span> <span class="Other">=</span> <span class="Keyword">object</span>
   <span class="Identifier">a</span><span class="Operator">*</span><span class="Other">:</span> <span class="Identifier">int</span>
   </pre></dt>
   <dd>