diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bfa441d1..c1ef3afc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ __pycache__/
 parser/snooty.py
 *.dist/
 node_modules/
-.coverage
+.coverage*
 htmlcov/
 .venv/
 dist/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9576528a..fda6f6c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add validation for links under the `doc` role (DOCSP-6190).
+
 - Add support for the following reStructuredText constructs:
 
   - `datalakeconf` rstobject
diff --git a/snooty/parser.py b/snooty/parser.py
index 9ce85686..4c60a23a 100644
--- a/snooty/parser.py
+++ b/snooty/parser.py
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ def dispatch_visit(self, node: docutils.nodes.Node) -> None:
                 doc["label"] = node["label"]
             if "target" in node:
                 doc["target"] = node["target"]
+
+            if doc["name"] == "doc":
+                self.validate_doc_role(node)
         elif node_name == "target":
             doc["type"] = "target"
             doc["ids"] = node["ids"]
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ def handle_directive(
                 ):
                     pass
                 else:
-                    msg = f'"{name}" could not open "{argument_text}: No such file exists"'
+                    msg = f'"{name}" could not open "{argument_text}": No such file exists'
                     self.diagnostics.append(Diagnostic.error(msg, util.get_line(node)))
 
         if options:
@@ -411,6 +414,17 @@ def handle_directive(
         doc["children"] = []
         return True
 
+    def validate_doc_role(self, node: docutils.nodes.Node) -> None:
+        """Validate target for doc role"""
+        target = PurePath(node["target"]).with_suffix(".txt")
+        fileid, target_path = util.reroot_path(target, self.docpath, self.source_path)
+
+        if not target_path.is_file():
+            msg = (
+                f'"{node["name"]}" could not open "{target_path}": No such file exists'
+            )
+            self.diagnostics.append(Diagnostic.error(msg, util.get_line(node)))
+
     def add_static_asset(self, path: Path, upload: bool) -> StaticAsset:
         fileid, path = util.reroot_path(path, self.docpath, self.source_path)
         static_asset = StaticAsset.load(fileid, path, upload)
diff --git a/snooty/test_parser.py b/snooty/test_parser.py
index 2f4a89e7..0b7d1401 100644
--- a/snooty/test_parser.py
+++ b/snooty/test_parser.py
@@ -393,6 +393,91 @@ def test_roles() -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_doc_role() -> None:
+    project_root = ROOT_PATH.joinpath("test_project")
+    path = project_root.joinpath(Path("source/test.rst")).resolve()
+    project_config = ProjectConfig(project_root, "")
+    parser = rstparser.Parser(project_config, JSONVisitor)
+
+    # Test bad text
+    page, diagnostics = parse_rst(
+        parser,
+        path,
+        """
+* :doc:`Testing it <fake-text>`
+* :doc:`Testing this </fake-text>`
+* :doc:`Testing that <./fake-text>`
+* :doc:`fake-text`
+* :doc:`/fake-text`
+* :doc:`./fake-text`
+""",
+    )
+    page.finish(diagnostics)
+    assert len(diagnostics) == 6
+
+    # Test valid text
+    page, diagnostics = parse_rst(
+        parser,
+        path,
+        """
+* :doc:`Testing this </index>`
+* :doc:`Testing that <./../source/index>`
+* :doc:`index`
+* :doc:`/index`
+* :doc:`./../source/index`
+* :doc:`/index/`
+""",
+    )
+    page.finish(diagnostics)
+    print(ast_to_testing_string(page.ast))
+    assert diagnostics == []
+    assert ast_to_testing_string(page.ast) == "".join(
+        (
+            "<root>",
+            "<list>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" label="',
+            "{'type': 'text', 'value': 'Testing this', 'position': {'start': {'line': 2}}}",
+            '" target="/index">',
+            "</role>",
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" label="',
+            "{'type': 'text', 'value': 'Testing that', 'position': {'start': {'line': 3}}}",
+            '" target="./../source/index">',
+            "</role>",
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" target="index"></role>',
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" target="/index"></role>',
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" target="./../source/index"></role>',
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "<listItem>",
+            "<paragraph>",
+            '<role name="doc" target="/index/">',
+            "</role>",
+            "</paragraph>",
+            "</listItem>",
+            "</list>",
+            "</root>",
+        )
+    )
+
+
 def test_accidental_indentation() -> None:
     path = ROOT_PATH.joinpath(Path("test.rst"))
     project_config = ProjectConfig(ROOT_PATH, "", source="./")