diff --git a/scanpydoc/elegant_typehints/formatting.py b/scanpydoc/elegant_typehints/formatting.py
index 71b3d4c..8fcde93 100644
--- a/scanpydoc/elegant_typehints/formatting.py
+++ b/scanpydoc/elegant_typehints/formatting.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def format_annotation(annotation: Type[Any], config: Config) -> Optional[str]:
 
     curframe = inspect.currentframe()
     calframe = inspect.getouterframes(curframe, 2)
-    if calframe[2].function == "process_docstring":
+    if "process_docstring" in {calframe[2].function, calframe[3].function}:
         return format_both(annotation, config)
     else:  # recursive use
         return _format_full(annotation, config)
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ def format_annotation(annotation: Type[Any], config: Config) -> Optional[str]:
 def format_both(annotation: Type[Any], config: Config) -> str:
     terse = _format_terse(annotation, config)
     full = _format_full(annotation, config) or _format_orig(annotation, config)
+    if terse == full:
+        return terse
     return f":annotation-terse:`{_escape(terse)}`\\ :annotation-full:`{_escape(full)}`"
 
 
diff --git a/scanpydoc/rtd_github_links.py b/scanpydoc/rtd_github_links.py
index f256353..c44e42f 100644
--- a/scanpydoc/rtd_github_links.py
+++ b/scanpydoc/rtd_github_links.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 -----
 
 You can use the filter e.g. in `autosummary templates`_.
-To configure the sphinx_rtd_theme_, override the ``autosummary/base.rst`` template like this:
+To configure the sphinx_rtd_theme_,
+override the ``autosummary/base.rst`` template like this:
 
 .. code:: restructuredtext
 
@@ -32,9 +33,12 @@
 
     {% extends "!autosummary/base.rst" %}
 
-.. _autosummary templates: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/autosummary.html#customizing-templates
+.. _autosummary templates: \
+   http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/autosummary.html#customizing-templates
 .. _sphinx_rtd_theme: https://sphinx-rtd-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 """
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import inspect
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
@@ -74,7 +78,13 @@ def _get_obj_module(qualname: str) -> Tuple[Any, ModuleType]:
     mod = sys.modules[modname]
     obj = None
     for attr_name in attr_path:
-        thing = getattr(mod if obj is None else obj, attr_name)
+        try:
+            thing = getattr(mod if obj is None else obj, attr_name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            if is_dataclass(obj):
+                thing = next(f for f in fields(obj) if f.name == attr_name)
+            else:
+                raise
         if isinstance(thing, ModuleType):
             mod = thing
         else:
@@ -159,3 +169,11 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     DEFAULT_FILTERS["github_url"] = github_url
 
     return metadata
+
+
+if True:  # test data
+    from dataclasses import dataclass, field, fields, is_dataclass
+
+    @dataclass
+    class _TestCls:
+        test_attr: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
diff --git a/tests/test_elegant_typehints.py b/tests/test_elegant_typehints.py
index b4d52b1..7b4a994 100644
--- a/tests/test_elegant_typehints.py
+++ b/tests/test_elegant_typehints.py
@@ -80,12 +80,7 @@ def fn_test(s: str):
         :param s: Test
         """
 
-    assert process_doc(fn_test) == [
-        ":type s: "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:class:\`str\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:class:\`str\``",
-        ":param s: Test",
-    ]
+    assert process_doc(fn_test) == [":type s: :py:class:`str`", ":param s: Test"]
 
 
 def test_defaults_simple(process_doc):
@@ -97,20 +92,11 @@ def fn_test(s: str = "foo", n: None = None, i_: int = 1):
         """
 
     assert process_doc(fn_test) == [
-        ":type s: "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:class:\`str\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:class:\`str\`` "
-        "(default: ``'foo'``)",
+        ":type s: :py:class:`str` (default: ``'foo'``)",
         ":param s: Test S",
-        ":type n: "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:obj:\`None\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:obj:\`None\`` "
-        "(default: ``None``)",
+        ":type n: :py:obj:`None` (default: ``None``)",
         ":param n: Test N",
-        r":type i\_: "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:class:\`int\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:class:\`int\`` "
-        "(default: ``1``)",
+        r":type i\_: :py:class:`int` (default: ``1``)",
         r":param i\_: Test I",
     ]
 
@@ -335,13 +321,9 @@ def fn_test():
         if not re.match("^:(rtype|param|annotation-(full|terse)):", l)
     ]
     assert lines == [
-        r":return: foo : "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:class:\`str\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:class:\`str\``",
+        r":return: foo : :py:class:`str`",
         "             A foo!",
-        r"         bar : "
-        r":annotation-terse:`:py:class:\`int\``\ "
-        r":annotation-full:`:py:class:\`int\``",
+        r"         bar : :py:class:`int`",
         "             A bar!",
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rtd_github_links.py b/tests/test_rtd_github_links.py
index f1e81f5..7c83281 100644
--- a/tests/test_rtd_github_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_rtd_github_links.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import dataclasses
+from dataclasses import Field, dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -30,3 +32,8 @@ def test_get_obj_module():
     obj, mod = _get_obj_module("scanpydoc.get_version")
     assert obj is get_version.get_version
     assert mod is get_version
+
+
+def test_get_obj_module_anntation():
+    obj, mod = _get_obj_module("scanpydoc.rtd_github_links._TestCls.test_attr")
+    assert isinstance(obj, Field)