diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
index d02952eb4870..28555a610900 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_hir};
 use rustc_hir::attrs::AttributeKind;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::{self as hir, Attribute, find_attr};
@@ -64,14 +64,20 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "detects missing `#[inline]` attribute for public callables (functions, trait methods, methods...)"
 }
 
-fn check_missing_inline_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, attrs: &[Attribute], sp: Span, desc: &'static str) {
+fn check_missing_inline_attrs(
+    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+    attrs: &[Attribute],
+    sp: Span,
+    desc: &'static str,
+    hir_id: Option<hir::HirId>,
+) {
     if !find_attr!(attrs, AttributeKind::Inline(..)) {
-        span_lint(
-            cx,
-            MISSING_INLINE_IN_PUBLIC_ITEMS,
-            sp,
-            format!("missing `#[inline]` for {desc}"),
-        );
+        let msg = format!("missing `#[inline]` for {desc}");
+        if let Some(hir_id) = hir_id {
+            span_lint_hir(cx, MISSING_INLINE_IN_PUBLIC_ITEMS, hir_id, sp, msg);
+        } else {
+            span_lint(cx, MISSING_INLINE_IN_PUBLIC_ITEMS, sp, msg);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -103,17 +109,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
 
                 let desc = "a function";
                 let attrs = cx.tcx.hir_attrs(it.hir_id());
-                check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, it.span, desc);
+                check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, it.span, desc, None);
             },
-            hir::ItemKind::Trait(
-                ref _constness,
-                ref _is_auto,
-                ref _unsafe,
-                _ident,
-                _generics,
-                _bounds,
-                trait_items,
-            ) => {
+            hir::ItemKind::Trait(.., trait_items) => {
                 // note: we need to check if the trait is exported so we can't use
                 // `LateLintPass::check_trait_item` here.
                 for &tit in trait_items {
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
                                 let desc = "a default trait method";
                                 let item = cx.tcx.hir_trait_item(tit);
                                 let attrs = cx.tcx.hir_attrs(item.hir_id());
-                                check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, item.span, desc);
+                                check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, item.span, desc, Some(tit.hir_id()));
                             }
                         },
                     }
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
         }
 
         let attrs = cx.tcx.hir_attrs(impl_item.hir_id());
-        check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, impl_item.span, desc);
+        check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, impl_item.span, desc, None);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/missing_inline.rs b/tests/ui/missing_inline.rs
index 223c7447975a..8e937d609512 100644
--- a/tests/ui/missing_inline.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/missing_inline.rs
@@ -97,3 +97,10 @@ pub mod issue15301 {
         println!("Just called a Rust function from Rust!");
     }
 }
+
+pub mod issue15491 {
+    pub trait Foo {
+        #[allow(clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items)]
+        fn foo(&self) {}
+    }
+}