diff --git a/maven-resolver-tools/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDoclet.java b/maven-resolver-tools/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDoclet.java
index ed64517c1..2e56e9fe3 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-tools/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDoclet.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-tools/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDoclet.java
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@ public String visitLink(LinkTree node, Void p) {
                     VariableElement referenced = resolveReferencedField(docTreePath, node);
                     String configurationKey = getConfigurationKey(referenced);
                     if (configurationKey != null) {
+                        rendered = node.getKind() == DocTree.Kind.LINK_PLAIN
+                                ? escape(mode, configurationKey)
+                                : renderAsCode(configurationKey);
                         return "<a href=\"#" + escape(mode, configurationKey) + "\">" + rendered + "</a>";
                     }
                     Optional<String> javadocUrl = getJavadocUrl(docTreePath, node.getReference());
diff --git a/maven-resolver-tools/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDocletTest.java b/maven-resolver-tools/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDocletTest.java
index 0fff2cad2..5108ea568 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-tools/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDocletTest.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-tools/src/test/java/org/eclipse/aether/tools/ConfigurationCollectorDocletTest.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void extractsBooleanStringAndEnumConfigurations(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Ex
                 enumKey.get("configurationTypeJavadocUrl"));
         assertEquals("VALUE_A", enumKey.get("defaultValue"));
         String enumDescription = enumKey.get("description");
-        assertTrue(enumDescription.contains("<a href=\"#sample.string\"><code>#STRING_KEY</code></a>"));
+        assertTrue(enumDescription.contains("<a href=\"#sample.string\"><code>sample.string</code></a>"));
         assertTrue(
                 enumDescription.contains(
                         "<a href=\"apidocs/org/eclipse/aether/sample/SampleConfigurationKeys.SampleType.html#VALUE\"><code>SampleType#VALUE</code></a>"));
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void extractsBooleanStringAndEnumConfigurations(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws Ex
                 "expected explicit link label to be rendered, but got: " + enumDescription);
         // no @configurationRepoIdSuffix -> defaults to "No"
         assertEquals("No", enumKey.get("supportRepoIdSuffix"));
-        assertEquals("Use <a href=\"#sample.enum2\"><code>#ENUM2_KEY</code></a> instead", enumKey.get("deprecated"));
+        assertEquals("Use <a href=\"#sample.enum2\"><code>sample.enum2</code></a> instead", enumKey.get("deprecated"));
 
         Map<String, String> enum2Key = keys.get("sample.enum2");
         assertNotNull(enum2Key, "enum key missing");
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void rendersConfigurationAnchorsAndTypeJavadocLinks(@TempDir Path tempDir) throw
         assertTrue(
                 markdown.contains(
                         "[`org.eclipse.aether.sample.SampleConfigurationKeys.SampleEnum`](apidocs/org/eclipse/aether/sample/SampleConfigurationKeys.SampleEnum.html)"));
-        assertTrue(markdown.contains("<a href=\"#sample.string\"><code>#STRING_KEY</code></a>"));
+        assertTrue(markdown.contains("<a href=\"#sample.string\"><code>sample.string</code></a>"));
         assertTrue(markdown.contains("**Deprecated**. <em>Use <a href=\"#sample.enum2\">"));
     }