diff --git a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocGenerator.ts b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocGenerator.ts
index 291c3f5b83..7e39a3c57d 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocGenerator.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ export default class ApiDocGenerator {
 
     const id = this.getObjectPropertyLiteral(info, 'id');
     const description = this.getObjectPropertyLiteral(info, 'description');
+    const file = relative(this.sourcePath, source.fileName);
+    const { line } = source.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(
+      apiInstance.node.getStart(),
+    );
 
     const rootTypeNode = typeArgs[0];
     const typeNodes = ts.isIntersectionTypeNode(rootTypeNode)
@@ -64,7 +68,14 @@ export default class ApiDocGenerator {
       this.getInterfaceInfo(typeNode),
     );
 
-    return { id, name, source, description, interfaceInfos };
+    return {
+      id,
+      name,
+      file,
+      lineInFile: line + 1,
+      description,
+      interfaceInfos,
+    };
   }
 
   private getNodeDocs(node: ts.Node): string[] {
diff --git a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocPrinter.ts b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocPrinter.ts
index 43107a34ec..93c6f8677e 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocPrinter.ts
+++ b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/ApiDocPrinter.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ export default class ApiDocPrinter {
     this.printerFactory = printerFactory;
   }
 
-  mkTypeLink({ file, lineInFile }: { file: string; lineInFile: number }) {
-    const text = `${file}:${lineInFile}`;
+  mkLink(
+    { file, lineInFile }: { file: string; lineInFile: number },
+    text?: string,
+  ) {
+    const linkText = text ?? `${file}:${lineInFile}`;
     const href = `${GH_BASE_URL}/blob/${COMMIT_SHA}/${SRC_PATH}/${file}#L${lineInFile}`;
-    return `[${text}](${href}){:target="_blank"}`;
+    return `[${linkText}](${href}){:target="_blank"}`;
   }
 
   print(apiDoc: ApiDoc): Buffer {
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ export default class ApiDocPrinter {
 
     printer.header(2, 'API Interface');
     printer.paragraph(
-      `The API interface type is defined at ${this.mkTypeLink(ifInfo)} as ${
+      `The API interface type is defined at ${this.mkLink(ifInfo)} as ${
         ifInfo.name
       }.`,
     );
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ export default class ApiDocPrinter {
         )}`,
       );
 
-      printer.paragraph(`ApiRef: ${api.name}`);
+      printer.paragraph(`ApiRef: ${this.mkLink(api, api.name)}`);
     }
 
     return printer.toBuffer();
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ export default class ApiDocPrinter {
     printer.header(1, apiType.name);
 
     printer.paragraph(
-      `The ${apiType.name} type is defined at ${this.mkTypeLink(apiType)}.`,
+      `The ${apiType.name} type is defined at ${this.mkLink(apiType)}.`,
     );
 
     const apiLinks = apiDocs
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ export default class ApiDocPrinter {
       }
       printer.codeWithLinks(type);
 
-      printer.paragraph(`Defined at ${this.mkTypeLink(type)}.`);
+      printer.paragraph(`Defined at ${this.mkLink(type)}.`);
 
       const usageLinks = [...apiType.members, ...apiType.dependentTypes]
         .filter(member => {
diff --git a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/types.ts b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/types.ts
index b630caeda0..7260b8697f 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/src/docgen/types.ts
+++ b/packages/docgen/src/docgen/types.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ export type InterfaceInfo = {
 export type ApiDoc = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
-  source: ts.SourceFile;
   description: string;
+  file: string;
+  lineInFile: number;
   interfaceInfos: InterfaceInfo[];
 };