diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
index a8057dc6319..08a64a2a1db 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geos.txt
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ return a boolean.
     The ``covers`` predicate has the following equivalent definitions:
 
     * Every point of the other geometry is a point of this geometry.
-    * The DE-9IM Intersection Matrix for the two geometries is
+    * The `DE-9IM`_ Intersection Matrix for the two geometries is
       ``T*****FF*``, ``*T****FF*``, ``***T**FF*``, or ``****T*FF*``.
 
     If either geometry is empty, returns ``False``.
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ return a boolean.
     added benefit, ``covers()`` is more amenable to optimization and hence
     should outperform :meth:`~GEOSGeometry.contains`.
 
+    .. _DE-9IM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DE-9IM
+
 .. method:: GEOSGeometry.crosses(other)
 
     Returns ``True`` if the DE-9IM intersection matrix for the two Geometries