diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
index 8ee61b2e80c..d72c91f0c21 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = [{}]
 edition = {}
 {}
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
 [dependencies]
 {}"#,
             name,
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/new.rs b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
index 5076107e7a4..9dc44d079bb 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/new.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/new.rs
@@ -522,3 +522,11 @@ fn new_with_blank_email() {
     let contents = fs::read_to_string(paths::root().join("foo/Cargo.toml")).unwrap();
     assert!(contents.contains(r#"authors = ["Sen"]"#), contents);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn new_with_reference_link() {
+    cargo_process("new foo").env("USER", "foo").run();
+
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(paths::root().join("foo/Cargo.toml")).unwrap();
+    assert!(contents.contains("# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html"))
+}