diff --git a/src/Microdown-BookTester-Tests/MicReferenceCheckerTest.class.st b/src/Microdown-BookTester-Tests/MicReferenceCheckerTest.class.st
index 2a6441eb..f348e9e0 100644
--- a/src/Microdown-BookTester-Tests/MicReferenceCheckerTest.class.st
+++ b/src/Microdown-BookTester-Tests/MicReferenceCheckerTest.class.st
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Class {
 		'defAndRefFig1',
 		'defFig1AndRefToAnsC0',
 		'defFig1AndRefToAncUnkS0',
-		'refToUnkS1'
+		'refToUnkS1',
+		'defCode1AndReferToCode1'
 	],
 	#category : 'Microdown-BookTester-Tests',
 	#package : 'Microdown-BookTester-Tests'
@@ -99,6 +100,23 @@ See *@ancS1@* and *@ancS0@*
 	^ defAncS0TripleAncS1RefAncS1AncS0
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'helpers - anchors & references' }
+MicReferenceCheckerTest >> defCode1AndReferToCode1 [
+
+	defCode1AndReferToCode1 := fs / 'defCode1AndReferToCode1.md'.
+	defCode1AndReferToCode1 writeStreamDo: [ :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: '# Section 1
+	
+```language=pharo&anchor=Code1
+balbalbalb! 
+```
+
+See *@Code1@*
+
+' ].
+	defCode1AndReferToCode1 ensureCreateFile
+]
+
 { #category : 'helpers - anchors & references' }
 MicReferenceCheckerTest >> defEq1AndReferToEq1 [
 
@@ -294,6 +312,18 @@ See *@ancS1@*
 ' ]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'tests - single file ok references' }
+MicReferenceCheckerTest >> testDefAndReferToACodeAnchorInFile [
+
+	| visitor |
+	self defCode1AndReferToCode1.
+	visitor := MicReferenceChecker new.
+	visitor rootDirectory: dir.
+	visitor checkProject: defCode1AndReferToCode1.
+	self assert: visitor isOkay.
+	self assert: visitor results isEmpty
+]
+
 { #category : 'tests - single file ok references' }
 MicReferenceCheckerTest >> testDefAndReferToAMathEquationInFile [
 
diff --git a/src/Microdown-BookTester/MicReferenceChecker.class.st b/src/Microdown-BookTester/MicReferenceChecker.class.st
index 2b1506b6..346f1c6e 100644
--- a/src/Microdown-BookTester/MicReferenceChecker.class.st
+++ b/src/Microdown-BookTester/MicReferenceChecker.class.st
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ MicReferenceChecker >> visitAnchorReference: anAnchorReference [
 	references add: anAnchorReference
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'visiting' }
+MicReferenceChecker >> visitCode: aCodeBlock [
+	
+	self handleAnchorOf: aCodeBlock
+]
+
 { #category : 'visiting' }
 MicReferenceChecker >> visitFigure: aFigure [
 
diff --git a/src/Microdown/MicCodeBlock.class.st b/src/Microdown/MicCodeBlock.class.st
index 441eaffc..6a475a0b 100644
--- a/src/Microdown/MicCodeBlock.class.st
+++ b/src/Microdown/MicCodeBlock.class.st
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ MicCodeBlock >> anchor: aString [
 	self arguments at: #anchor put: aString
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+MicCodeBlock >> anchorLabel [
+	"This should only be invoked when checking references"
+	^ self anchor
+]
+
 { #category : 'public' }
 MicCodeBlock >> closeMe [
 	"adjust prefix tabs based on first line