diff --git a/sphinx/util/nodes.py b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
index a8395f605..81872a8b9 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def extract_messages(doctree):
         # this issue was filed to Docutils tracker:
         # sf.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3599485&group_id=38414&atid=422032
         # sourceforge.net/p/docutils/patches/108/
-        if isinstance(node, (nodes.caption, nodes.title)) and not node.source:
+        if isinstance(node, (nodes.caption, nodes.title, nodes.rubric)) and not node.source:
             node.source = node.parent.source
             node.line = 0  #need fix docutils to get `node.line`