diff --git a/lib/rdoc/cross_reference.rb b/lib/rdoc/cross_reference.rb
index a5e4fc879f..0e7aa0b209 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/cross_reference.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/cross_reference.rb
@@ -190,19 +190,13 @@ def resolve_local_symbol(name)
   ##
   # Returns a reference to +name+.
   #
-  # If the reference is found and +name+ is not documented +text+ will be
-  # returned.  If +name+ is escaped +name+ is returned.  If +name+ is not
-  # found +text+ is returned.
+  # If the reference is found and +name+ is not documented +nil+ will be
+  # returned.  If +name+ is not found +nil+ is returned.
 
-  def resolve(name, text)
+  def resolve(name)
     return @seen[name] if @seen.include? name
 
-    ref = case name
-          when /^\\(#{CLASS_REGEXP_STR})$/o then
-            @context.find_symbol $1
-          else
-            @context.find_symbol name
-          end
+    ref = @context.find_symbol name
 
     ref = resolve_local_symbol name unless ref
 
@@ -211,21 +205,7 @@ def resolve(name, text)
 
     ref = nil if RDoc::Alias === ref # external alias, can't link to it
 
-    out = if name == '\\' then
-            name
-          elsif name =~ /^\\/ then
-            # we remove the \ only in front of what we know:
-            # other backslashes are treated later, only outside of <tt>
-            ref ? $' : name
-          elsif ref then
-            if ref.display? then
-              ref
-            else
-              text
-            end
-          else
-            text
-          end
+    out = ref if ref&.display?
 
     @seen[name] = out
 
diff --git a/lib/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref.rb b/lib/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref.rb
index fad87a5802..d7f695ae52 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref.rb
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ def cross_reference(name, text = nil, code = true, rdoc_ref: false)
     name = name[1..-1] unless @show_hash if name[0, 1] == '#'
 
     if !(name.end_with?('+@', '-@')) and name =~ /(.*[^#:])?@/
-      text ||= [CGI.unescape($'), (" at <code>#{$1}</code>" if $~.begin(1))].join("")
+      text ||= [convert_string(CGI.unescape($')), (" at <code>#{convert_string($1)}</code>" if $~.begin(1))].join("")
       code = false
     else
-      text ||= name
+      text ||= convert_string(name)
     end
 
-    link lookup, text, code, rdoc_ref: rdoc_ref
+    create_html_link lookup, text, code, rdoc_ref: rdoc_ref
   end
 
   ##
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ def handle_regexp_CROSSREF(name)
       return name if name =~ /\A[a-z]*\z/
     end
 
-    cross_reference name, rdoc_ref: false
+    # Even if name is not a crossref, RDoc removes prefix '#' here. Maybe bug.
+    fallback_name = @show_hash ? name : name.delete_prefix('#')
+
+    cross_reference(name, rdoc_ref: false) || convert_string(fallback_name)
   end
 
   ##
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ def handle_regexp_HYPERLINK(url)
 
     case url
     when /\Ardoc-ref:/
-      cross_reference $', rdoc_ref: true
+      ref = $'
+      cross_reference(ref, rdoc_ref: true) || convert_string(ref)
     else
       super
     end
@@ -123,7 +127,8 @@ def handle_regexp_RDOCLINK(url)
       if in_tidylink_label?
         convert_string(url)
       else
-        cross_reference $', rdoc_ref: true
+        ref = $'
+        cross_reference(ref, rdoc_ref: true) || convert_string(ref)
       end
     else
       super
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ def handle_regexp_RDOCLINK(url)
   def gen_url(url, text)
     if url =~ /\Ardoc-ref:/
       name = $'
-      cross_reference name, text, name == text, rdoc_ref: true
+      cross_reference(name, text, name == text, rdoc_ref: true) || text
     else
       super
     end
@@ -145,26 +150,32 @@ def gen_url(url, text)
 
   ##
   # Creates an HTML link to +name+ with the given +text+.
+  # Called from html generators.
+
+  def link(name, text)
+    create_html_link(name, convert_string(text))
+  end
+
+  # Creates an HTML link to +name+ with the given html +text+.
 
-  def link(name, text, code = true, rdoc_ref: false)
+  def create_html_link(name, text, code = true, rdoc_ref: false)
     if !(name.end_with?('+@', '-@')) and name =~ /(.*[^#:])?@/
       name = $1
       label = $'
     end
 
-    ref = @cross_reference.resolve name, text if name
+    ref = @cross_reference.resolve(name) if name
 
-    case ref
-    when String then
+    if name && ref.nil?
       if rdoc_ref && @options.warn_missing_rdoc_ref
         puts "#{@from_path}: `rdoc-ref:#{name}` can't be resolved for `#{text}`"
       end
-      ref
+      nil
     else
       path = ref ? ref.as_href(@from_path) : +""
 
       if code and RDoc::CodeObject === ref and !(RDoc::TopLevel === ref)
-        text = "<code>#{CGI.escapeHTML text}</code>"
+        text = "<code>#{text}</code>"
       end
 
       if label
@@ -203,29 +214,41 @@ def link(name, text, code = true, rdoc_ref: false)
   end
 
   def handle_TT(code)
-    emit_inline(tt_cross_reference(code) || "<code>#{CGI.escapeHTML code}</code>")
+    emit_inline(tt_cross_reference(code) || "<code>#{convert_string(code)}</code>")
   end
 
   # Applies additional special handling on top of the one defined in ToHtml.
   # When a tidy link is <tt>{Foo}[rdoc-ref:Foo]</tt>, the label part is surrounded by <tt><code></code></tt>.
   # TODO: reconsider this workaround.
   def apply_tidylink_label_special_handling(label, url)
-    if url == "rdoc-ref:#{label}" && cross_reference(label).include?('<code>')
+    if url == "rdoc-ref:#{label}" && cross_reference(label)&.include?('<code>')
       "<code>#{convert_string(label)}</code>"
     else
       super
     end
   end
 
+  # Handles cross-reference and suppressed-crossref inside tt tag.
+  # Returns nil if code is not a cross-reference nor a suppressed-crossref.
   def tt_cross_reference(code)
     return if in_tidylink_label?
 
     crossref_regexp = @options.hyperlink_all ? ALL_CROSSREF_REGEXP : CROSSREF_REGEXP
-    match = crossref_regexp.match(code)
+    # REGEXP sometimes matches to a string starts with backslash which is not a suppressed crossref. (e.g. `\+`)
+    # We need to check the backslash removed part matches to crossref_regexp
+    match = crossref_regexp.match(code.delete_prefix('\\'))
     return unless match && match.begin(1).zero?
     return unless match.post_match.match?(/\A[[:punct:]\s]*\z/)
 
-    ref = cross_reference(code)
-    ref if ref != code
+    if code.start_with?('\\')
+      # Remove leading backslash if crossref exists
+      "<code>#{convert_string(code[1..])}</code>" if cross_reference(code[1..])
+    else
+      # Even if code is not a crossref, RDoc removes prefix '#' here. Maybe bug.
+      # `<tt>#comment</tt>` will be rendered as `<tt>comment</tt>`
+      fallback_code = @show_hash ? code : code.delete_prefix('#')
+
+      cross_reference(code) || "<code>#{convert_string(fallback_code)}</code>"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref_test.rb b/test/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref_test.rb
index ce69aa50db..7f72872066 100644
--- a/test/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref_test.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc/markup/to_html_crossref_test.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ def test_convert_CROSSREF_backslash_in_tt
     assert_equal para('<code>.bar.hello(\\)</code>'), result
   end
 
+  def test_convert_suppressed_CROSSREF_in_tt
+    result = @to.convert '<tt>C1</tt> <tt>\C1</tt>'
+    assert_equal para('<a href="C1.html"><code>C1</code></a> <code>C1</code>'), result
+
+    result = @to.convert '<tt>C1#m()</tt> <tt>\C1#m()</tt>'
+    assert_equal para('<a href="C1.html#method-i-m"><code>C1#m()</code></a> <code>C1#m()</code>'), result
+
+    # Keep backshash if crossref doesn't exitst
+    result = @to.convert '<tt>C1#&</tt> <tt>\\C1#&</tt>'
+    assert_equal para('<code>C1#&amp;</code> <code>\\C1#&amp;</code>'), result
+  end
+
   def test_convert_CROSSREF_ignored_excluded_words
     @options.autolink_excluded_words = ['C1']
 
@@ -338,7 +350,7 @@ def test_to_html_CROSSREF_email_hyperlink_all
   end
 
   def test_link
-    assert_equal 'n', @to.link('n', 'n')
+    assert_nil @to.link('n', 'n')
 
     assert_equal '<a href="C1.html#method-c-m"><code>m</code></a>', @to.link('m', 'm')
   end
diff --git a/test/rdoc/rdoc_cross_reference_test.rb b/test/rdoc/rdoc_cross_reference_test.rb
index ebb70bb564..40108ffad9 100644
--- a/test/rdoc/rdoc_cross_reference_test.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc/rdoc_cross_reference_test.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ def setup
   end
 
   def assert_ref(expected, name)
-    assert_equal expected, @xref.resolve(name, 'fail')
+    assert_equal expected, @xref.resolve(name)
   end
 
   def refute_ref(name)
-    assert_equal name, @xref.resolve(name, name)
+    assert_nil @xref.resolve(name)
   end
 
   def test_METHOD_REGEXP_STR
@@ -202,22 +202,21 @@ def assert_resolve_method(x)
   end
 
   def test_resolve_no_ref
-    assert_equal '', @xref.resolve('', '')
+    refute_ref('')
 
-    assert_equal "bogus",     @xref.resolve("bogus",     "bogus")
-    assert_equal "\\bogus",   @xref.resolve("\\bogus",   "\\bogus")
-    assert_equal "\\\\bogus", @xref.resolve("\\\\bogus", "\\\\bogus")
+    refute_ref("bogus")
+    refute_ref("\\bogus")
 
-    assert_equal "\\#n",    @xref.resolve("\\#n",    "fail")
-    assert_equal "\\#n()",  @xref.resolve("\\#n()",  "fail")
-    assert_equal "\\#n(*)", @xref.resolve("\\#n(*)", "fail")
+    refute_ref("\\#n")
+    refute_ref("\\#n()")
+    refute_ref("\\#n(*)")
 
-    assert_equal "C1",   @xref.resolve("\\C1",   "fail")
-    assert_equal "::C3", @xref.resolve("\\::C3", "fail")
+    refute_ref("\\C1")
+    refute_ref("\\::C3")
 
-    assert_equal "succeed",      @xref.resolve("::C3::H1#n",    "succeed")
-    assert_equal "succeed",      @xref.resolve("::C3::H1#n(*)", "succeed")
-    assert_equal "\\::C3::H1#n", @xref.resolve("\\::C3::H1#n",  "fail")
+    refute_ref("::C3::H1#n")
+    refute_ref("::C3::H1#n(*)")
+    refute_ref("\\::C3::H1#n")
   end
 
 end