diff --git a/tests/ref/html/ref-basic.html b/tests/ref/html/ref-basic.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e0e01b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/html/ref-basic.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h2 id="intro">1. Introduction</h2>
+    <p>See <a href="#setup">Section 1.1</a>.</p>
+    <h3 id="setup">1.1. Setup</h3>
+    <p>As seen in <a href="#intro">Section 1</a>, we proceed.</p>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/suite/model/ref.typ b/tests/suite/model/ref.typ
index d48072edb..1e07a3e9b 100644
--- a/tests/suite/model/ref.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/model/ref.typ
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Test references.
 
---- ref-basic ---
+--- ref-basic render html ---
 #set heading(numbering: "1.")
 
 = Introduction <intro>
