diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py b/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
index c111f6a1..2449688d 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -1201,17 +1201,18 @@ class GuiDocViewDetails(QScrollArea):
         return
 
     ##
-    #  Internal Functions
+    #  Private Slots
     ##
 
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
     def _linkClicked(self, theLink):
         """Capture the link-click and forward it to the document viewer
         class for handling.
         """
         logger.debug("Clicked link: '%s'", theLink)
-        if len(theLink) == 21:
+        if len(theLink) >= 13:
             tHandle = theLink[:13]
-            tAnchor = theLink[13:]
+            tAnchor = theLink[13:] or None
             self.mainGui.viewDocument(tHandle, tAnchor)
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
index 02f6002f..14cf66d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
@@ -171,6 +171,19 @@ def testGuiViewer_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, nwLipsum):
         assert nwGUI.docViewer.loadText("846352075de7d") is False
         assert nwGUI.docViewer.toPlainText() == "An error occurred while generating the preview."
 
+    # Check reference panel (issue #1378)
+    assert nwGUI.viewDocument("4c4f28287af27") is True
+    assert nwGUI.docViewer.toPlainText().startswith("Nobody Owens")
+
+    nwGUI.viewMeta._linkClicked("fb609cd8319dc")
+    assert nwGUI.docViewer.toPlainText().startswith("Chapter One")
+
+    nwGUI.viewMeta._linkClicked("88243afbe5ed8#T0001")
+    assert nwGUI.docViewer.toPlainText().startswith("Scene One")
+
+    nwGUI.viewMeta._linkClicked("88243afbe5ed8#ABCD")
+    assert nwGUI.docViewer.toPlainText().startswith("Scene One")
+
     # qtbot.stop()
 
 # END Test testGuiViewer_Main