diff --git a/app/models/commit.rb b/app/models/commit.rb
index fc03d2580d7409f4d8232e9af48c07f42aab70dd..a5d041a49c8122ed8fb97ed3506e1fa701e62dde 100644
--- a/app/models/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ class Commit
   end
 
   def to_reference(from_project = nil)
+    if cross_project_reference?(from_project)
+      project.to_reference + self.class.reference_prefix + self.id
+    else
+      self.id
+    end
+  end
+
+  def reference_link_text(from_project = nil)
     if cross_project_reference?(from_project)
       project.to_reference + self.class.reference_prefix + self.short_id
     else
diff --git a/app/models/commit_range.rb b/app/models/commit_range.rb
index 449689faf658180550aff7bde5b7864cf2b5b089..f786a749b8e10b5a8f83fc2c5946bc5f39fa5742 100644
--- a/app/models/commit_range.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit_range.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ class CommitRange
   alias_method :id, :to_s
 
   def to_reference(from_project = nil)
+    if cross_project_reference?(from_project)
+      reference = project.to_reference + self.class.reference_prefix + self.id
+    else
+      self.id
+    end
+  end
+
+  def reference_link_text(from_project = nil)
     reference = ref_from + notation + ref_to
 
     if cross_project_reference?(from_project)
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/referable.rb b/app/models/concerns/referable.rb
index 16e4d054869f38e985317244ef978d0880f53899..ce064f675ae0387afbbf4a978d8e9baa13e18eb0 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/referable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/referable.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ module Referable
     ''
   end
 
+  def reference_link_text(from_project = nil)
+    to_reference(from_project)
+  end
+
   module ClassMethods
     # The character that prefixes the actual reference identifier
     #
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
index 02a9e05a6994e07457f5bd755937ca70a40cc257..f6df9518fc6f04e01120031b4f15c243545f43e5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown/abstract_reference_filter.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Gitlab
             data  = data_attribute(project: project.id, object_sym => object.id, original: match)
             url = matches[:url] || url_for_object(object, project)
 
-            text = object.to_reference(context[:project])
+            text = object.reference_link_text(context[:project])
 
             extras = object_link_text_extras(object, matches)
             text += " (#{extras.join(", ")})" if extras.any?
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
index 4b4c769a110c1e3a65a03027c532154d27c2d552..f65a3e8a0bd7a0bde94e3a65151984c22a20c2e2 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_range_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Gitlab::Markdown
       it 'links with adjacent text' do
         doc = filter("See (#{reference}.)")
 
-        exp = Regexp.escape(range.to_reference)
+        exp = Regexp.escape(range.reference_link_text)
         expect(doc.to_html).to match(/\(<a.+>#{exp}<\/a>\.\)/)
       end
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module Gitlab::Markdown
       it 'links with adjacent text' do
         doc = filter("Fixed (#{reference}.)")
 
-        exp = Regexp.escape("#{project2.to_reference}@#{range.to_reference}")
+        exp = Regexp.escape("#{project2.to_reference}@#{range.reference_link_text}")
         expect(doc.to_html).to match(/\(<a.+>#{exp}<\/a>\.\)/)
       end
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module Gitlab::Markdown
       it 'links with adjacent text' do
         doc = filter("Fixed (#{reference}.)")
 
-        exp = Regexp.escape(range.to_reference(project))
+        exp = Regexp.escape(range.reference_link_text(project))
         expect(doc.to_html).to match(/\(<a.+>#{exp}<\/a>\.\)/)
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
index a8c9c7efd56b85f5ac4a9bf95b3117e685895889..4cc6bbbfe94d67f21ac01aaedfd44a0720386b94 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/markdown/commit_reference_filter_spec.rb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module Gitlab::Markdown
       it 'links with adjacent text' do
         doc = filter("Fixed (#{reference}.)")
 
-        expect(doc.to_html).to match(/\(<a.+>#{commit.to_reference(project)}<\/a>\.\)/)
+        expect(doc.to_html).to match(/\(<a.+>#{commit.reference_link_text(project)}<\/a>\.\)/)
       end
 
       it 'ignores invalid commit IDs on the referenced project' do
diff --git a/spec/models/commit_range_spec.rb b/spec/models/commit_range_spec.rb
index 58283f06972740187789ee0d32d2472ab12fa8c6..3c1009a2eb087267cbd3d674a42077ca9163556c 100644
--- a/spec/models/commit_range_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/commit_range_spec.rb
@@ -38,15 +38,31 @@ describe CommitRange do
     let(:cross) { create(:project) }
 
     it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
-      expect(range.to_reference).to eq "#{sha_from}...#{sha_to}"
+      expect(range.to_reference).to eq "#{full_sha_from}...#{full_sha_to}"
     end
 
     it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
-      expect(range2.to_reference).to eq "#{sha_from}..#{sha_to}"
+      expect(range2.to_reference).to eq "#{full_sha_from}..#{full_sha_to}"
     end
 
     it 'supports a cross-project reference' do
-      expect(range.to_reference(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{sha_from}...#{sha_to}"
+      expect(range.to_reference(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{full_sha_from}...#{full_sha_to}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#reference_link_text' do
+    let(:cross) { create(:project) }
+
+    it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
+      expect(range.reference_link_text).to eq "#{sha_from}...#{sha_to}"
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
+      expect(range2.reference_link_text).to eq "#{sha_from}..#{sha_to}"
+    end
+
+    it 'supports a cross-project reference' do
+      expect(range.reference_link_text(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{sha_from}...#{sha_to}"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/commit_spec.rb b/spec/models/commit_spec.rb
index 1aaa927c2163645c5f941a9a6153acf72a463fef..974b52c1833ab9fd01ee366019eb167ec4e9c628 100644
--- a/spec/models/commit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/commit_spec.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,23 @@ describe Commit do
 
   describe '#to_reference' do
     it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
-      expect(commit.to_reference).to eq commit.short_id
+      expect(commit.to_reference).to eq commit.id
     end
 
     it 'supports a cross-project reference' do
       cross = double('project')
-      expect(commit.to_reference(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{commit.short_id}"
+      expect(commit.to_reference(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{commit.id}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#reference_link_text' do
+    it 'returns a String reference to the object' do
+      expect(commit.reference_link_text).to eq commit.short_id
+    end
+
+    it 'supports a cross-project reference' do
+      cross = double('project')
+      expect(commit.reference_link_text(cross)).to eq "#{project.to_reference}@#{commit.short_id}"
     end
   end
 
@@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ eos
     subject { create(:project).commit }
 
     let(:author) { create(:user, email: subject.author_email) }
-    let(:backref_text) { "commit #{subject.short_id}" }
+    let(:backref_text) { "commit #{subject.id}" }
     let(:set_mentionable_text) do
       ->(txt) { allow(subject).to receive(:safe_message).and_return(txt) }
     end