diff --git a/sphinx/domains/std.py b/sphinx/domains/std.py
index 6b94b3000..1184672b2 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/std.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/std.py
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ class StandardDomain(Domain):
                         break
                 else:
                     continue
+            elif node.traverse(addnodes.toctree):
+                n = node.traverse(addnodes.toctree)[0]
+                if n.get('caption'):
+                    sectname = n['caption']
+                else:
+                    continue
             else:
                 # anonymous-only labels
                 continue
diff --git a/sphinx/util/__init__.py b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
index 931d95aaa..4e4c117fc 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ def get_figtype(node):
     from docutils import nodes
     if isinstance(node, nodes.figure):
         return 'figure'
+    elif isinstance(node, nodes.image) and isinstance(node.parent, nodes.figure):
+        # bare image node is not supported because it doesn't have caption and
+        # no-caption-target isn't a numbered figure.
+        return 'figure'
     elif isinstance(node, nodes.table):
         return 'table'
     elif isinstance(node, nodes.container):
diff --git a/tests/root/contents.txt b/tests/root/contents.txt
index dbc6f5be1..bee6a896e 100644
--- a/tests/root/contents.txt
+++ b/tests/root/contents.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Contents:
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :numbered:
+   :caption: Table of Contents
+   :name: mastertoc
 
    extapi
    images
@@ -54,3 +56,9 @@ This used to crash:
 
 .. toctree::
    :hidden:
+
+Test for issue #1700
+====================
+
+:ref:`mastertoc`
+
diff --git a/tests/root/markup.txt b/tests/root/markup.txt
index 63afc3083..de1bcaecb 100644
--- a/tests/root/markup.txt
+++ b/tests/root/markup.txt
@@ -141,11 +141,17 @@ Adding \n to test unescaping.
 * :ref:`admonition-section`
 * :ref:`here <some-label>`
 * :ref:`my-figure`
+* :ref:`my-figure-name`
 * :ref:`my-table`
+* :ref:`my-table-name`
 * :ref:`my-code-block`
+* :ref:`my-code-block-name`
 * :numref:`my-figure`
+* :numref:`my-figure-name`
 * :numref:`my-table`
+* :numref:`my-table-name`
 * :numref:`my-code-block`
+* :numref:`my-code-block-name`
 * :doc:`subdir/includes`
 * ``:download:`` is tested in includes.txt
 * :option:`Python -c option <python -c>`
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@ Tables
 .. _my-table:
 
 .. table:: my table
+   :name: my-table-name
 
    +----+----------------+----+
    | 1  | * Block elems  |  x |
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ Figures
 .. _my-figure:
 
 .. figure:: img.png
+   :name: my-figure-name
 
    My caption of the figure
 
@@ -237,6 +245,7 @@ Code blocks
 .. code-block:: ruby
    :linenos:
    :caption: my ruby code
+   :name: my-code-block-name
 
    def ruby?
        false