diff --git a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
index 3dd08e69710..bf11e18e4f3 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -926,10 +926,24 @@ macro_rules! atomic_int {
      $stable_cxchg:meta,
      $stable_debug:meta,
      $stable_access:meta,
+     $s_int_type:expr, $int_ref:expr,
      $int_type:ident $atomic_type:ident $atomic_init:ident) => {
         /// An integer type which can be safely shared between threads.
         ///
-        /// This type has the same in-memory representation as the underlying integer type.
+        /// This type has the same in-memory representation as the underlying
+        /// integer type, [`
+        #[doc = $s_int_type]
+        /// `](
+        #[doc = $int_ref]
+        /// ). For more about the differences between atomic types and
+        /// non-atomic types, please see the [module-level documentation].
+        ///
+        /// Please note that examples are shared between atomic variants of
+        /// primitive integer types, so it's normal that they are all
+        /// demonstrating [`AtomicIsize`].
+        ///
+        /// [module-level documentation]: index.html
+        /// [`AtomicIsize`]: struct.AtomicIsize.html
         #[$stable]
         pub struct $atomic_type {
             v: UnsafeCell<$int_type>,
@@ -1339,6 +1353,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "i8", "../../../std/primitive.i8.html",
     i8 AtomicI8 ATOMIC_I8_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "8")]
@@ -1348,6 +1363,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "u8", "../../../std/primitive.u8.html",
     u8 AtomicU8 ATOMIC_U8_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "16")]
@@ -1357,6 +1373,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "i16", "../../../std/primitive.i16.html",
     i16 AtomicI16 ATOMIC_I16_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "16")]
@@ -1366,6 +1383,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "u16", "../../../std/primitive.u16.html",
     u16 AtomicU16 ATOMIC_U16_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "32")]
@@ -1375,6 +1393,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "i32", "../../../std/primitive.i32.html",
     i32 AtomicI32 ATOMIC_I32_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "32")]
@@ -1384,6 +1403,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "u32", "../../../std/primitive.u32.html",
     u32 AtomicU32 ATOMIC_U32_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "64")]
@@ -1393,6 +1413,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "i64", "../../../std/primitive.i64.html",
     i64 AtomicI64 ATOMIC_I64_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "64")]
@@ -1402,6 +1423,7 @@ atomic_int! {
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
     unstable(feature = "integer_atomics", issue = "32976"),
+    "u64", "../../../std/primitive.u64.html",
     u64 AtomicU64 ATOMIC_U64_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "ptr")]
@@ -1411,6 +1433,7 @@ atomic_int!{
     stable(feature = "extended_compare_and_swap", since = "1.10.0"),
     stable(feature = "atomic_debug", since = "1.3.0"),
     stable(feature = "atomic_access", since = "1.15.0"),
+    "isize", "../../../std/primitive.isize.html",
     isize AtomicIsize ATOMIC_ISIZE_INIT
 }
 #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "ptr")]
@@ -1420,6 +1443,7 @@ atomic_int!{
     stable(feature = "extended_compare_and_swap", since = "1.10.0"),
     stable(feature = "atomic_debug", since = "1.3.0"),
     stable(feature = "atomic_access", since = "1.15.0"),
+    "usize", "../../../std/primitive.usize.html",
     usize AtomicUsize ATOMIC_USIZE_INIT
 }