diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index eab366efd..914d1d05f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ coverage_ignore_pyobjects = [
 # -------------------------------------
 
 intersphinx_mapping = {
+    'coverage': ('https://coverage.readthedocs.io/en/stable', None),
     'pytest': ('https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest', None),
     'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None),
     'sphinx': ('https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master', None),
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 81bb50a77..234c4bcee 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -243,14 +243,13 @@ the Python 3.6 :doc:`tox <tox:index>` environment using all your CPU cores::
 
     tox -e py36 -- scrapy tests -n auto
 
-To see coverage report install `coverage`_ (``pip install coverage``) and run:
+To see coverage report install :doc:`coverage <coverage:index>`
+(``pip install coverage``) and run:
 
     ``coverage report``
 
 see output of ``coverage --help`` for more options like html or xml report.
 
-.. _coverage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/coverage
-
 Writing tests
 -------------