diff --git a/lib/entry/libimagentrymarkdown/src/processor.rs b/lib/entry/libimagentrymarkdown/src/processor.rs
index 6f130ebe..c656b42d 100644
--- a/lib/entry/libimagentrymarkdown/src/processor.rs
+++ b/lib/entry/libimagentrymarkdown/src/processor.rs
@@ -397,5 +397,35 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!("test-5.1", link_links[0].to_str().unwrap());
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_process_one_ref() {
+        setup_logging();
+        let store = get_store();
+
+        let mut base = store.create(PathBuf::from("test-5.1")).unwrap();
+
+        // As the ref target must exist, we're using /etc/hosts here
+        *base.get_content_mut() = format!("An [example ref](file:///etc/hosts) is here.");
+
+        let update = store.update(&mut base);
+        assert!(update.is_ok());
+
+        let processor = LinkProcessor::default()
+            .process_internal_links(false)
+            .create_internal_targets(false)
+            .process_external_links(false)
+            .process_refs(true);
+
+        let result = processor.process(&mut base, &store);
+        assert!(result.is_ok(), "Should be Ok(()): {:?}", result);
+
+        let entries = store.entries();
+        assert!(entries.is_ok());
+        let entries : Vec<_> = entries.unwrap().collect();
+
+        assert_eq!(2, entries.len(), "Expected 2 links, got: {:?}", entries);
+        println!("{:?}", entries);
+    }
 }