refined-github · scarf005 · Mar 11, 2026 · Mar 12, 2026 · SunsetTechuila · Mar 13, 2026
diff --git a/source/features/no-self-reference.tsx b/source/features/no-self-reference.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import * as pageDetect from 'github-url-detection';
 
 import features from '../feature-manager.js';
+import isCurrentPageLink from '../helpers/is-current-page-link.js';
 import observe from '../helpers/selector-observer.js';
 
-function underlineSelfReference(link: HTMLElement): void {
+function underlineSelfReference(link: HTMLAnchorElement): void {
+	if (!isCurrentPageLink(link)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	link.title = 'Link is a self-reference';
 
 	// Disable link and hovercard
@@ -17,8 +22,7 @@ function underlineSelfReference(link: HTMLElement): void {
 }
 
 function init(signal: AbortSignal): void {
-	const [currentPage] = location.href.split('#');
-	observe(`.markdown-body:is(:not(section[aria-label="Events"] *)) .issue-link[href="${currentPage}"]`, underlineSelfReference, {signal});
+	observe('.markdown-body:is(:not(section[aria-label="Events"] *)) .issue-link', underlineSelfReference, {signal});
 }
 
 void features.add(import.meta.url, {

diff --git a/source/helpers/is-current-page-link.test.ts b/source/helpers/is-current-page-link.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {test, assert} from 'vitest';
+
+import isCurrentPageLink from './is-current-page-link.js';
+
+test('isCurrentPageLink', () => {
+	location.href = 'https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/issues/9077#issuecomment-1';
+
+	const selfLink = {
+		href: 'https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/issues/9077#issuecomment-2',
+	};
+	assert.isTrue(isCurrentPageLink(selfLink));
+
+	location.href = 'https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/issues/9078';
+	assert.isFalse(isCurrentPageLink(selfLink));
+
+	const otherLink = {
+		href: 'https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/issues/9078',
+	};
+	assert.isTrue(isCurrentPageLink(otherLink));
+});
diff --git a/source/helpers/is-current-page-link.ts b/source/helpers/is-current-page-link.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+type LinkLike = Pick<HTMLAnchorElement, 'href'>;
+
+export default function isCurrentPageLink(link: LinkLike): boolean {
+	const [currentPage] = location.href.split('#');
+	const [linkTarget] = link.href.split('#');
+
+	return currentPage === linkTarget;
+}