diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/doclink_refs.yml b/changelogs/fragments/doclink_refs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2e7960861e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/doclink_refs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ansible-doc will now correcty handle relative refs to 'current' ansible version
+  - set_fact module, removed hardcoded url to relative reference
+  - user module, removed hardcoded url to relative reference
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
index 9959aac6d97..faab6ee9bdc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/doc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import datetime
 import json
 import pkgutil
 import os
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ from ansible.cli.arguments import option_helpers as opt_help
 from ansible.collections.list import list_collection_dirs
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleOptionsError, AnsibleParserError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Container, Sequence
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Sequence
 from ansible.module_utils.common.json import AnsibleJSONEncoder
 from ansible.module_utils.common.yaml import yaml_dump
 from ansible.module_utils.compat import importlib
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ from ansible.utils.collection_loader._collection_finder import _get_collection_n
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 from ansible.utils.plugin_docs import (
     REJECTLIST,
-    remove_current_collection_from_versions_and_dates,
     get_docstring,
     get_versioned_doclink,
 )
@@ -286,6 +284,13 @@ class RoleMixin(object):
         return result
 
 
+def _doclink(url):
+    # assume that if it is relative, it is for docsite, ignore rest
+    if not url.startswith(("http", "..")):
+        url = get_versioned_doclink(url)
+    return url
+
+
 class DocCLI(CLI, RoleMixin):
     ''' displays information on modules installed in Ansible libraries.
         It displays a terse listing of plugins and their short descriptions,
@@ -323,8 +328,6 @@ class DocCLI(CLI, RoleMixin):
         t = cls._ITALIC.sub(r"`\1'", text)    # I(word) => `word'
         t = cls._BOLD.sub(r"*\1*", t)         # B(word) => *word*
         t = cls._MODULE.sub("[" + r"\1" + "]", t)       # M(word) => [word]
-        t = cls._URL.sub(r"\1", t)                      # U(word) => word
-        t = cls._LINK.sub(r"\1 <\2>", t)                # L(word, url) => word <url>
         t = cls._REF.sub(r"\1", t)                      # R(word, sphinx-ref) => word
         t = cls._CONST.sub("`" + r"\1" + "'", t)        # C(word) => `word'
         t = cls._RULER.sub("\n{0}\n".format("-" * 13), t)   # HORIZONTALLINE => -------
@@ -334,6 +337,12 @@ class DocCLI(CLI, RoleMixin):
         t = cls._NOTES.sub(r" Note:", t)  # nicer note
         t = cls._SEEALSO.sub(r"", t)  # remove seealso
 
+        # handle docsite refs
+        # U(word) => word
+        t = re.sub(cls._URL, lambda m: r"%s" % _doclink(m.group(1)), t)
+        # L(word, url) => word <url>
+        t = re.sub(cls._LINK, lambda m: r"%s <%s>" % (m.group(1), _doclink(m.group(2))), t)
+
         return t
 
     def init_parser(self):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/set_fact.py b/lib/ansible/modules/set_fact.py
index fe8eadf1a65..3a62be60197 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/set_fact.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/set_fact.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
       - This boolean converts the variable into an actual 'fact' which will also be added to the fact cache, if fact caching is enabled.
       - Normally this module creates 'host level variables' and has much higher precedence, this option changes the nature and precedence
         (by 7 steps) of the variable created.
-        U(https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable)
+        U(user_guide/playbooks_variables.html#variable-precedence-where-should-i-put-a-variable)
       - "This actually creates 2 copies of the variable, a normal 'set_fact' host variable with high precedence and
         a lower 'ansible_fact' one that is available for persistance via the facts cache plugin.
         This creates a possibly confusing interaction with C(meta: clear_facts) as it will remove the 'ansible_fact' but not the host variable."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/user.py
index 9818f959f8c..b57e6e13bcb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/user.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ options:
             - On macOS systems, this value has to be cleartext. Beware of security issues.
             - To create a disabled account on Linux systems, set this to C('!') or C('*').
             - To create a disabled account on OpenBSD, set this to C('*************').
-            - See L(FAQ entry,https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-generate-encrypted-passwords-for-the-user-module)
+            - See L(FAQ entry, reference_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-generate-encrypted-passwords-for-the-user-module)
               for details on various ways to generate these password values.
         type: str
     state: