1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
index f6df9518fc6..37ed423eeda 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ module Gitlab
       # of the external project reference, and all of the matchdata.
       #
       # Returns a String replaced with the return of the block.
-      def self.references_in(text)
-        text.gsub(object_class.reference_pattern) do |match|
+      def self.references_in(text, pattern = object_class.reference_pattern)
+        text.gsub(pattern) do |match|
           yield match, $~[object_sym].to_i, $~[:project], $~
         end
       end
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ module Gitlab
 
       def call
         replace_text_nodes_matching(object_class.reference_pattern) do |content|
-          object_link_filter(content)
+          object_link_filter(content, object_class.reference_pattern)
+        end
+
+        replace_link_nodes_matching(object_class.link_reference_pattern) do |content|
+          object_link_filter(content, object_class.link_reference_pattern)
         end
       end
 
@@ -72,15 +76,17 @@ module Gitlab
       #
       # Returns a String with references replaced with links. All links
       # have `gfm` and `gfm-OBJECT_NAME` class names attached for styling.
-      def object_link_filter(text)
-        references_in(text) do |match, id, project_ref, matches|
+      def object_link_filter(text, pattern)
+        references_in(text, pattern) do |match, id, project_ref, matches|
           project = project_from_ref(project_ref)
 
           if project && object = find_object(project, id)
             title = escape_once(object_link_title(object))
             klass = reference_class(object_sym)
             data  = data_attribute(project: project.id, object_sym => object.id, original: match)
-            url = matches[:url] || url_for_object(object, project)
+
+            url = matches[:url] if matches.names.include?("url")
+            url ||= url_for_object(object, project)
 
             text = object.reference_link_text(context[:project])
 
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ module Gitlab
       def object_link_text_extras(object, matches)
         extras = []
 
-        if matches[:anchor] && matches[:anchor] =~ /\A\#note_(\d+)\z/
+        if matches.names.include?("anchor") && matches[:anchor] && matches[:anchor] =~ /\A\#note_(\d+)\z/
           extras << "comment #{$1}"
         end