diff --git a/lib/sdoc/postprocessor.rb b/lib/sdoc/postprocessor.rb
index 65b3cb47..525257b6 100644
--- a/lib/sdoc/postprocessor.rb
+++ b/lib/sdoc/postprocessor.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def process(rendered)
     rebase_urls!(document)
     version_rails_guides_urls!(document)
     unlink_unintentional_ref_links!(document)
+    style_ref_links!(document)
     highlight_code_blocks!(document)
 
     document.to_s
@@ -78,6 +79,15 @@ def unlink_unintentional_ref_links!(document)
     end
   end
 
+  def style_ref_links!(document)
+    document.css(".description a[href^='classes/']:has(> text():only-child)").each do |element|
+      text = element.inner_text
+      if !text.include?(" ") || text.match?(/\S\(/)
+        element.inner_html = "<code>#{element.inner_html}</code>"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def highlight_code_blocks!(document)
     document.css(".description pre > code, .sourcecode pre > code").each do |element|
       code = element.inner_text
diff --git a/spec/postprocessor_spec.rb b/spec/postprocessor_spec.rb
index b6615538..5ba4bd16 100644
--- a/spec/postprocessor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/postprocessor_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,42 @@
       _(SDoc::Postprocessor.process(rendered)).must_include expected
     end
 
+    it "styles unstyled code ref links in descriptions" do
+      rendered = <<~HTML
+        <base href="../" data-current-path="classes/Foo.html">
+
+        <div class="description">
+          <a href="/classes/Bar/Qux.html">Qux</a>
+          <a href="Bar/Qux.html">Qux</a>
+          <a href="#method-i-bar-3F.html">Foo#bar?(qux, &amp;block)</a>
+          <a href="#method-i-2A_bar-21.html">*_bar!</a>
+
+          <a href="https://example.com/Qux.html">Qux</a>
+          <a href="Bar/Qux.html">Not Code</a>
+          <a href="Bar/Qux.html">(also) not code</a>
+        </div>
+
+        <a href="/classes/Permalink.html">Permalink</a>
+      HTML
+
+      expected = <<~HTML
+        <div class="description">
+          <a href="classes/Bar/Qux.html"><code>Qux</code></a>
+          <a href="classes/Bar/Qux.html"><code>Qux</code></a>
+          <a href="classes/Foo.html#method-i-bar-3F.html"><code>Foo#bar?(qux, &amp;block)</code></a>
+          <a href="classes/Foo.html#method-i-2A_bar-21.html"><code>*_bar!</code></a>
+
+          <a href="https://example.com/Qux.html">Qux</a>
+          <a href="classes/Bar/Qux.html">Not Code</a>
+          <a href="classes/Bar/Qux.html">(also) not code</a>
+        </div>
+
+        <a href="classes/Permalink.html">Permalink</a>
+      HTML
+
+      _(SDoc::Postprocessor.process(rendered)).must_include expected
+    end
+
     it "highlights code blocks" do
       rendered = <<~HTML
         <div class="description">