diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/UnusedImportsRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/UnusedImportsRule.java
index 295ae9f364..ae567c41db 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/UnusedImportsRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/UnusedImportsRule.java
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ public class UnusedImportsRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
      * @see  package.class#member(param, param)  label
      * {@linkplain  package.class#member(param, param)  label}
      * {@link  package.class#member(param, param)  label}
+     * {@link  package.class#field}
      * {@value  package.class#field}
      * @throws package.class label
      */
     private static final Pattern SEE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
-            "@see\\s+(\\p{Alpha}\\p{Alnum}*)(?:#\\p{Alnum}*\\(([\\w\\s,]*)\\))?");
+            "@see\\s+(\\p{Alpha}\\p{Alnum}*)(?:#\\p{Alnum}*(?:\\(([\\w\\s,]*)\\))?)?");
 
     private static final Pattern LINK_PATTERNS = Pattern.compile(
-            "\\{@link(?:plain)?\\s+(\\p{Alpha}\\p{Alnum}*)(?:#\\p{Alnum}*\\(([.\\w\\s,]*)\\))?[\\s\\}]");
+            "\\{@link(?:plain)?\\s+(\\p{Alpha}\\p{Alnum}*)(?:#\\p{Alnum}*(?:\\(([.\\w\\s,]*)\\))?)?[\\s\\}]");
 
     private static final Pattern VALUE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
             "\\{@value\\s+(\\p{Alpha}\\p{Alnum}*)[\\s#\\}]");
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/xml/UnusedImports.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/xml/UnusedImports.xml
index d2a38009f3..fef595762a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/xml/UnusedImports.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/imports/xml/UnusedImports.xml
@@ -290,6 +290,27 @@ public class FooTest {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println(PI);
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1465 False Positve UnusedImports with javadoc @link</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import a.b.c.d.AgentState;
+import a.b.c.d.OtherState;
+
+public interface Foo {
+    /**
+     * Gets all active AgentHandles.
+     * <p/>
+     * An agent is active if it has not posted a {@link AgentStateChangeEvent} containing {@link AgentState#TERMINATED}.
+     *
+     * @return agent handles.
+     * @see OtherState#TERMINATED
+     */
+    Iterable<AgentHandle> getAgentHandles();
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/typeresolution/xml/UnusedImports.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/typeresolution/xml/UnusedImports.xml
index b456944e64..bbd2fbadc0 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/typeresolution/xml/UnusedImports.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/typeresolution/xml/UnusedImports.xml
@@ -212,6 +212,27 @@ public class FooTest {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         System.out.println(PI);
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1465 False Positve UnusedImports with javadoc @link</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import a.b.c.d.AgentState;
+import a.b.c.d.OtherState;
+
+public interface Foo {
+    /**
+     * Gets all active AgentHandles.
+     * <p/>
+     * An agent is active if it has not posted a {@link AgentStateChangeEvent} containing {@link AgentState#TERMINATED}.
+     *
+     * @return agent handles.
+     * @see OtherState#TERMINATED
+     */
+    Iterable<AgentHandle> getAgentHandles();
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 1789a772a6..118d4ae442 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
     *   [#1449](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1449/): false positive when casting a variable to short
 *   java-design/AccessorClassGeneration:
     *   [#1452](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1452/): ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException with Annotations for AccessorClassGenerationRule
+*   java-imports/UnusedImports:
+    *   [#1465](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1465/): False Positve UnusedImports with javadoc @link
 *   java-junit/TestClassWithoutTestCases:
     *   [#1453](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1453/): Test Class Without Test Cases gives false positive
 *   java-unusedcode/UnusedFormalParameter: