diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
index f1d1bf439f171..86f94af0c6e31 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for LinkCollector<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                     let hir_id = self.cx.tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(local);
                     if !self.cx.tcx.privacy_access_levels(LOCAL_CRATE).is_exported(hir_id)
+                        && (item.visibility == Visibility::Public)
                         && !self.cx.render_options.document_private
                     {
                         let item_name = item.name.as_deref().unwrap_or("<unknown>");
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-1.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-1.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72d38638a794c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#![deny(intra_doc_link_resolution_failure)]
+
+// Linking from a private item to a private type is fine without --document-private-items.
+
+struct Private;
+
+pub struct Public {
+    /// [`Private`]
+    private: Private,
+}
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-2.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f665e360b4982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// compile-flags: --document-private-items
+#![deny(intra_doc_link_resolution_failure)]
+
+// Linking from a private item to a private type is fine with --document-private-items.
+
+struct Private;
+
+pub struct Public {
+    /// [`Private`]
+    private: Private,
+}
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-3.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-3.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b2709ecdaddda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-3.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// should-fail
+#![deny(intra_doc_link_resolution_failure)]
+
+// Linking from a public item to a private type fails without --document-private-items.
+
+struct Private;
+
+pub struct Public {
+    /// [`Private`]
+    pub public: u32,
+}
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-4.rs b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-4.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..efff74f279721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc/issue-74134-4.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// compile-flags: --document-private-items
+#![deny(intra_doc_link_resolution_failure)]
+
+// Linking from a public item to a private type is fine with --document-private-items.
+
+struct Private;
+
+pub struct Public {
+    /// [`Private`]
+    pub public: u32,
+}