--- old/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java	Mon Oct 16 17:19:39 2017
+++ new/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlDocletWriter.java	Mon Oct 16 17:19:38 2017
@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror;
 import javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationValue;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
+import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ModuleElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Name;
 import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
+import javax.lang.model.element.TypeParameterElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
 import javax.lang.model.type.DeclaredType;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.DocletConstants;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.ImplementedMethods;
 import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.Utils;
+import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.VisibleMemberMap;
 
 import static com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree.Kind.*;
 import static jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.CommentHelper.SPACER;
@@ -1569,6 +1573,16 @@
             // Must be a member reference since refClass is not null and refMemName is not null.
             // refMem is not null, so this @see tag must be referencing a valid member.
             TypeElement containing = utils.getEnclosingTypeElement(refMem);
+
+            // Find the enclosing type where the method is actually visible,
+            // in the inheritance hierarchy.
+            if (refMem.getKind() == ElementKind.METHOD) {
+                VisibleMemberMap vmm = configuration.
+                        getVisibleMemberMap(containing, VisibleMemberMap.Kind.METHODS);
+                ExecutableElement overriddenMethod = vmm.getVisibleMethod((ExecutableElement)refMem);
+                if (overriddenMethod != null)
+                    containing = utils.getEnclosingTypeElement(overriddenMethod);
+            }
             if (ch.getText(see).trim().startsWith("#") &&
                 ! (utils.isPublic(containing) || utils.isLinkable(containing))) {
                 // Since the link is relative and the holder is not even being