diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/search_index.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/search_index.rs
index cfb62c3ca164..134438efa5ec 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/search_index.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/search_index.rs
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ pub(crate) fn build_index(
                     }
                     Some(path)
                 });
+            } else if let Some(parent_idx) = item.parent_idx {
+                let i = <isize as TryInto<usize>>::try_into(parent_idx).unwrap();
+                item.path = {
+                    let p = &crate_paths[i].1;
+                    join_with_double_colon(&p[..p.len() - 1])
+                };
+                item.exact_path =
+                    crate_paths[i].2.as_ref().map(|xp| join_with_double_colon(&xp[..xp.len() - 1]));
             }
 
             // Omit the parent path if it is same to that of the prior item.
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.js b/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.js
index 9021cc2e90fe..0b9415dd3e48 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.js
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.js
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ const EXPECTED = [
             { 'path': 'reexport', 'name': 'AnotherOne' },
         ],
     },
+    {
+        'query': 'fn:Equivalent::equivalent',
+        'others': [
+            // These results must never contain `reexport::equivalent::NotEquivalent`,
+            // since that path does not exist.
+            { 'path': 'equivalent::Equivalent', 'name': 'equivalent' },
+            { 'path': 'reexport::NotEquivalent', 'name': 'equivalent' },
+        ],
+    },
 ];
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.rs b/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.rs
index 0b3718cd9a3e..ecbbeca5ea89 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.rs
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-js/reexport.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 // This is a DWIM case, since renaming the export probably means the intent is also different.
 // For the de-duplication case of exactly the same name, see reexport-dedup
 
+//@ aux-crate:equivalent=equivalent.rs
+//@ compile-flags: --extern equivalent
+//@ aux-build:equivalent.rs
+//@ build-aux-docs
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub extern crate equivalent;
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use equivalent::Equivalent as NotEquivalent;
+
 pub mod fmt {
     pub struct Subscriber;
 }