diff --git a/src/org/intellij/markdown/html/GeneratingProviders.kt b/src/org/intellij/markdown/html/GeneratingProviders.kt
index fc4165f6..df085303 100644
--- a/src/org/intellij/markdown/html/GeneratingProviders.kt
+++ b/src/org/intellij/markdown/html/GeneratingProviders.kt
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ internal abstract class LinkGeneratingProvider(protected val baseURI: URI?) : Ge
 
     protected fun makeAbsoluteUrl(destination : CharSequence) : CharSequence {
         try {
+            if (destination.startsWith('#')) {
+                return destination
+            }
             return baseURI?.resolve(destination.toString())?.toString() ?: destination
         }
         catch (e : IllegalArgumentException) {
diff --git a/test/data/html/baseUriFile.md b/test/data/html/baseUriFile.md
index 3de1ea3d..77a73f68 100644
--- a/test/data/html/baseUriFile.md
+++ b/test/data/html/baseUriFile.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 + [parent directory relative link definition]
 + [absolute link definition]
 + [root link definition]
++ [bookmark link definition]
 
 
 [implicit current directory relative link definition]: baz.html
@@ -31,3 +32,4 @@
 [parent directory relative link definition]: ../quux.html
 [absolute link definition]: https://google.com/
 [root link definition]: /root
+[bookmark link definition]: #abc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/data/html/baseUriFile.txt b/test/data/html/baseUriFile.txt
index 1e93062e..f41a288c 100644
--- a/test/data/html/baseUriFile.txt
+++ b/test/data/html/baseUriFile.txt
@@ -68,5 +68,8 @@
 <li>
 <a href="file:/root">root link definition</a>
 </li>
+<li>
+<a href="#abc">bookmark link definition</a>
+</li>
 </ul>
 </body>