diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/mod.rs
index 303bf6a873c..cd42c3a4ec1 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 mod target_info;
-pub use self::target_info::{FileFlavor, FileType, RustcTargetData, TargetInfo};
+pub use self::target_info::{
+    FileFlavor, FileType, RustDocFingerprint, RustcTargetData, TargetInfo,
+};
 
 /// The build context, containing all information about a build task.
 ///
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
index 9d205d0e212..5fed2baa410 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/build_context/target_info.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-use crate::core::compiler::{BuildOutput, CompileKind, CompileMode, CompileTarget, CrateType};
+use crate::core::compiler::{
+    BuildOutput, CompileKind, CompileMode, CompileTarget, Context, CrateType,
+};
 use crate::core::{Dependency, Target, TargetKind, Workspace};
 use crate::util::config::{Config, StringList, TargetConfig};
-use crate::util::{CargoResult, CargoResultExt, ProcessBuilder, Rustc};
+use crate::util::{paths, CargoResult, CargoResultExt, ProcessBuilder, Rustc};
 use cargo_platform::{Cfg, CfgExpr};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::hash_map::{Entry, HashMap};
 use std::env;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::{self, FromStr};
 
 /// Information about the platform target gleaned from querying rustc.
@@ -754,3 +757,77 @@ impl RustcTargetData {
         self.target_config(kind).links_overrides.get(lib_name)
     }
 }
+
+/// Structure used to deal with Rustdoc fingerprinting
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RustDocFingerprint {
+    pub rustc_vv: String,
+}
+
+impl RustDocFingerprint {
+    /// Read the `RustDocFingerprint` info from the fingerprint file.
+    fn read<'a, 'cfg>(cx: &Context<'a, 'cfg>) -> CargoResult<Self> {
+        let rustdoc_data = paths::read(&cx.files().host_root().join(".rustdoc_fingerprint.json"))?;
+        serde_json::from_str(&rustdoc_data).map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{:?}", e))
+    }
+
+    /// Write the `RustDocFingerprint` info into the fingerprint file.
+    fn write<'a, 'cfg>(&self, cx: &Context<'a, 'cfg>) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        paths::write(
+            &cx.files().host_root().join(".rustdoc_fingerprint.json"),
+            serde_json::to_string(&self)?.as_bytes(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn remove_doc_dirs(doc_dirs: &Vec<&Path>) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        doc_dirs
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|path| path.exists())
+            .map(|path| paths::remove_dir_all(&path))
+            .collect::<CargoResult<()>>()
+    }
+
+    /// This function checks whether the latest version of `Rustc` used to compile this
+    /// `Workspace`'s docs was the same as the one is currently being used in this `cargo doc`
+    /// call.
+    ///
+    /// In case it's not, it takes care of removing the `doc/` folder as well as overwriting
+    /// the rustdoc fingerprint info in order to guarantee that we won't end up with mixed
+    /// versions of the `js/html/css` files that `rustdoc` autogenerates which do not have
+    /// any versioning.
+    pub fn check_rustdoc_fingerprint<'a, 'cfg>(cx: &Context<'a, 'cfg>) -> CargoResult<()> {
+        let actual_rustdoc_target_data = RustDocFingerprint {
+            rustc_vv: cx.bcx.rustc().verbose_version.clone(),
+        };
+
+        // Collect all of the target doc paths for which the docs need to be compiled for.
+        let doc_dirs: Vec<&Path> = cx
+            .bcx
+            .all_kinds
+            .iter()
+            .map(|kind| cx.files().layout(*kind).doc())
+            .collect();
+
+        // Check wether `.rustdoc_fingerprint.json` exists
+        match Self::read(cx) {
+            Ok(fingerprint) => {
+                // Check if rustc_version matches the one we just used. Otherways,
+                // remove the `doc` folder to trigger a re-compilation of the docs.
+                if fingerprint.rustc_vv != actual_rustdoc_target_data.rustc_vv {
+                    Self::remove_doc_dirs(&doc_dirs)?;
+                    actual_rustdoc_target_data.write(cx)?
+                }
+            }
+            // If the file does not exist, then we cannot assume that the docs were compiled
+            // with the actual Rustc instance version. Therefore, we try to remove the
+            // `doc` directory forcing the recompilation of the docs. If the directory doesn't
+            // exists neither, we simply do nothing and continue.
+            Err(_) => {
+                // We don't care if this succeeds as explained above.
+                let _ = Self::remove_doc_dirs(&doc_dirs);
+                actual_rustdoc_target_data.write(cx)?
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
index c1ed092f966..910c0c77370 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ use super::job_queue::JobQueue;
 use super::layout::Layout;
 use super::lto::Lto;
 use super::unit_graph::UnitDep;
-use super::{BuildContext, Compilation, CompileKind, CompileMode, Executor, FileFlavor};
+use super::{
+    BuildContext, Compilation, CompileKind, CompileMode, Executor, FileFlavor, RustDocFingerprint,
+};
 
 mod compilation_files;
 use self::compilation_files::CompilationFiles;
@@ -133,6 +135,18 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
         custom_build::build_map(&mut self)?;
         self.check_collisions()?;
 
+        // We need to make sure that if there were any previous docs
+        // already compiled, they were compiled with the same Rustc version that we're currently
+        // using. Otherways we must remove the `doc/` folder and compile again forcing a rebuild.
+        //
+        // This is important because the `.js`/`.html` & `.css` files that are generated by Rustc don't have
+        // any versioning (See https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/8461).
+        // Therefore, we can end up with weird bugs and behaviours if we mix different
+        // versions of these files.
+        if self.bcx.build_config.mode.is_doc() {
+            RustDocFingerprint::check_rustdoc_fingerprint(&self)?
+        }
+
         for unit in &self.bcx.roots {
             // Build up a list of pending jobs, each of which represent
             // compiling a particular package. No actual work is executed as
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
index 464ae20fe48..b9c3a15c581 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ use lazycell::LazyCell;
 use log::debug;
 
 pub use self::build_config::{BuildConfig, CompileMode, MessageFormat};
-pub use self::build_context::{BuildContext, FileFlavor, FileType, RustcTargetData, TargetInfo};
+pub use self::build_context::{
+    BuildContext, FileFlavor, FileType, RustDocFingerprint, RustcTargetData, TargetInfo,
+};
 use self::build_plan::BuildPlan;
 pub use self::compilation::{Compilation, Doctest, UnitOutput};
 pub use self::compile_kind::{CompileKind, CompileTarget};
@@ -586,7 +588,6 @@ fn rustdoc(cx: &mut Context<'_, '_>, unit: &Unit) -> CargoResult<Work> {
     if let CompileKind::Target(target) = unit.kind {
         rustdoc.arg("--target").arg(target.rustc_target());
     }
-
     let doc_dir = cx.files().out_dir(unit);
 
     // Create the documentation directory ahead of time as rustdoc currently has
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/doc.rs b/tests/testsuite/doc.rs
index 516e0070256..19a720a8d5b 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/doc.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/doc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Tests for the `cargo doc` command.
 
+use cargo::core::compiler::RustDocFingerprint;
 use cargo_test_support::paths::CargoPathExt;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::{basic_lib_manifest, basic_manifest, git, project};
@@ -1638,3 +1639,179 @@ fn crate_versions_flag_is_overridden() {
     p.cargo("rustdoc -- --crate-version 2.0.3").run();
     asserts(output_documentation());
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn doc_fingerprint_is_versioning_consistent() {
+    // Random rustc verbose version
+    let old_rustc_verbose_version = format!(
+        "\
+rustc 1.41.1 (f3e1a954d 2020-02-24)
+binary: rustc
+commit-hash: f3e1a954d2ead4e2fc197c7da7d71e6c61bad196
+commit-date: 2020-02-24
+host: {}
+release: 1.41.1
+LLVM version: 9.0
+",
+        rustc_host()
+    );
+
+    // Create the dummy project.
+    let dummy_project = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "1.2.4"
+            authors = []
+        "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "//! These are the docs!")
+        .build();
+
+    dummy_project.cargo("doc").run();
+
+    let fingerprint: RustDocFingerprint =
+        serde_json::from_str(&dummy_project.read_file("target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json"))
+            .expect("JSON Serde fail");
+
+    // Check that the fingerprint contains the actual rustc version
+    // which has been used to compile the docs.
+    let output = std::process::Command::new("rustc")
+        .arg("-vV")
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to get actual rustc verbose version");
+    assert_eq!(
+        fingerprint.rustc_vv,
+        (String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).as_ref())
+    );
+
+    // As the test shows above. Now we have generated the `doc/` folder and inside
+    // the rustdoc fingerprint file is located with the correct rustc version.
+    // So we will remove it and create a new fingerprint with an old rustc version
+    // inside it. We will also place a bogus file inside of the `doc/` folder to ensure
+    // it gets removed as we expect on the next doc compilation.
+    dummy_project.change_file(
+        "target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json",
+        &old_rustc_verbose_version,
+    );
+
+    fs::write(
+        dummy_project.build_dir().join("doc/bogus_file"),
+        String::from("This is a bogus file and should be removed!"),
+    )
+    .expect("Error writing test bogus file");
+
+    // Now if we trigger another compilation, since the fingerprint contains an old version
+    // of rustc, cargo should remove the entire `/doc` folder (including the fingerprint)
+    // and generating another one with the actual version.
+    // It should also remove the bogus file we created above.
+    dummy_project.cargo("doc").run();
+
+    assert!(!dummy_project.build_dir().join("doc/bogus_file").exists());
+
+    let fingerprint: RustDocFingerprint =
+        serde_json::from_str(&dummy_project.read_file("target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json"))
+            .expect("JSON Serde fail");
+
+    // Check that the fingerprint contains the actual rustc version
+    // which has been used to compile the docs.
+    assert_eq!(
+        fingerprint.rustc_vv,
+        (String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).as_ref())
+    );
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cargo_test]
+fn doc_fingerprint_respects_target_paths() {
+    // Random rustc verbose version
+    let old_rustc_verbose_version = format!(
+        "\
+rustc 1.41.1 (f3e1a954d 2020-02-24)
+binary: rustc
+commit-hash: f3e1a954d2ead4e2fc197c7da7d71e6c61bad196
+commit-date: 2020-02-24
+host: {}
+release: 1.41.1
+LLVM version: 9.0
+",
+        rustc_host()
+    );
+
+    // Create the dummy project.
+    let dummy_project = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "1.2.4"
+            authors = []
+        "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "//! These are the docs!")
+        .build();
+
+    dummy_project
+        .cargo("doc --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu")
+        .run();
+
+    let fingerprint: RustDocFingerprint =
+        serde_json::from_str(&dummy_project.read_file("target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json"))
+            .expect("JSON Serde fail");
+
+    // Check that the fingerprint contains the actual rustc version
+    // which has been used to compile the docs.
+    let output = std::process::Command::new("rustc")
+        .arg("-vV")
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to get actual rustc verbose version");
+    assert_eq!(
+        fingerprint.rustc_vv,
+        (String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).as_ref())
+    );
+
+    // As the test shows above. Now we have generated the `doc/` folder and inside
+    // the rustdoc fingerprint file is located with the correct rustc version.
+    // So we will remove it and create a new fingerprint with an old rustc version
+    // inside it. We will also place a bogus file inside of the `doc/` folder to ensure
+    // it gets removed as we expect on the next doc compilation.
+    dummy_project.change_file(
+        "target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json",
+        &old_rustc_verbose_version,
+    );
+
+    fs::write(
+        dummy_project
+            .build_dir()
+            .join("x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/doc/bogus_file"),
+        String::from("This is a bogus file and should be removed!"),
+    )
+    .expect("Error writing test bogus file");
+
+    // Now if we trigger another compilation, since the fingerprint contains an old version
+    // of rustc, cargo should remove the entire `/doc` folder (including the fingerprint)
+    // and generating another one with the actual version.
+    // It should also remove the bogus file we created above.
+    dummy_project
+        .cargo("doc --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu")
+        .run();
+
+    assert!(!dummy_project
+        .build_dir()
+        .join("x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/doc/bogus_file")
+        .exists());
+
+    let fingerprint: RustDocFingerprint =
+        serde_json::from_str(&dummy_project.read_file("target/.rustdoc_fingerprint.json"))
+            .expect("JSON Serde fail");
+
+    // Check that the fingerprint contains the actual rustc version
+    // which has been used to compile the docs.
+    assert_eq!(
+        fingerprint.rustc_vv,
+        (String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).as_ref())
+    );
+}