diff --git a/services/context/context_template.go b/services/context/context_template.go
index 87877095ab..27d02a4566 100644
--- a/services/context/context_template.go
+++ b/services/context/context_template.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c TemplateContext) CurrentWebBanner() *setting.WebBannerType {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AppFullLink returns a full URL link with AppSubURL for the given app link (no AppSubURL)
+// AppFullLink returns a full URL link with AppSubURL for the given app link
 // If no link is given, it returns the current app full URL with sub-path but without trailing slash (that's why it is not named as AppURL)
 func (c TemplateContext) AppFullLink(link ...string) template.URL {
 	s := httplib.GuessCurrentAppURL(c.parentContext())
diff --git a/templates/repo/blame.tmpl b/templates/repo/blame.tmpl
index ef3415d52e..944472ed4c 100644
--- a/templates/repo/blame.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/blame.tmpl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 				{{/*FIXME: the "HasSourceRenderedToggle" is never set on blame page, it should mean "whether the file is renderable".
 				If the file is renderable, then it must has the "display=source" parameter to make sure the file view page shows the source code, then line number works. */}}
 				{{if $.Permission.CanRead ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeIssues}}
-					<a class="item ref-in-new-issue" role="menuitem" data-url-issue-new="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new" data-url-param-body-link="{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}" rel="nofollow noindex">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</a>
+					<a class="item ref-in-new-issue" role="menuitem" data-url-issue-new="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new" data-url-param-body-link="{{.Repository.HTMLURL ctx}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}" rel="nofollow noindex">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</a>
 				{{end}}
 				<a class="item copy-line-permalink" role="menuitem" data-url="{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.file_copy_permalink"}}</a>
 			</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/context_menu.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/context_menu.tmpl
index a2341e6097..018e51f2ef 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/context_menu.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/context_menu.tmpl
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 		{{svg "octicon-kebab-horizontal"}}
 	</a>
 	<div class="menu">
-		{{$referenceLink := ""}}
-		{{if .issue}}
-			{{$referenceLink = printf "%s#%s" ctx.RootData.Issue.Link .item.HashTag}}
+		{{$issueHTMLURL := ctx.RootData.Issue.HTMLURL ctx}}
+		{{$referenceHTMLURL := ""}}
+		{{if .issue}}{{/* boolean value: is issue */}}
+			{{$referenceHTMLURL = printf "%s#%s" $issueHTMLURL .item.HashTag}}
 		{{else}}
-			{{$referenceLink = printf "%s/files#%s" ctx.RootData.Issue.Link .item.HashTag}}
+			{{$referenceHTMLURL = printf "%s/files#%s" $issueHTMLURL .item.HashTag}}
 		{{end}}
-		<div class="item context js-aria-clickable" data-clipboard-text="{{ctx.AppFullLink}}{{$referenceLink}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.copy_link"}}</div>
+		<div class="item context js-aria-clickable" data-clipboard-text="{{$referenceHTMLURL}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.copy_link"}}</div>
 		<div class="item context js-aria-clickable" data-clipboard-target="#{{.item.HashTag}}-raw">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.copy_source"}}</div>
 		{{if ctx.RootData.IsSigned}}
 			{{$needDivider := false}}
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 				{{$needDivider = true}}
 				<div class="item context js-aria-clickable quote-reply {{if .diff}}quote-reply-diff{{end}}" data-target="{{.item.HashTag}}-raw">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.quote_reply"}}</div>
 				{{if not ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeIssues.UnitGlobalDisabled}}
-					<div class="item context js-aria-clickable reference-issue" data-target="{{.item.HashTag}}-raw" data-modal="#reference-issue-modal" data-poster="{{.item.Poster.GetDisplayName}}" data-poster-username="{{.item.Poster.Name}}" data-reference="{{$referenceLink}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</div>
+					<div class="item context js-aria-clickable reference-issue" data-target="{{.item.HashTag}}-raw" data-modal="#reference-issue-modal" data-poster="{{.item.Poster.GetDisplayName}}" data-poster-username="{{.item.Poster.Name}}" data-reference="{{$referenceHTMLURL}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</div>
 				{{end}}
 				{{if or ctx.RootData.Permission.IsAdmin .IsCommentPoster ctx.RootData.HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission}}
 					<div class="divider"></div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_instruction.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_instruction.tmpl
index b3a36f01d6..4cb20e90c6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_instruction.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull_merge_instruction.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		<div class="ui secondary segment tw-font-mono">
 			{{$gitRemoteName := ctx.RootData.SystemConfig.Repository.GitGuideRemoteName.Value ctx}}
 			{{if eq $pull.Flow 0}}
-			<div>git fetch -u {{if ne $pull.HeadRepo.ID $pull.BaseRepo.ID}}{{ctx.AppFullLink $pull.HeadRepo.Link}}{{else}}{{$gitRemoteName}}{{end}} {{$pull.HeadBranch}}:{{$localBranch}}</div>
+			<div>git fetch -u {{if ne $pull.HeadRepo.ID $pull.BaseRepo.ID}}{{$pull.HeadRepo.HTMLURL ctx}}{{else}}{{$gitRemoteName}}{{end}} {{$pull.HeadBranch}}:{{$localBranch}}</div>
 			{{else}}
 			<div>git fetch -u {{$gitRemoteName}} {{$pull.GetGitHeadRefName}}:{{$localBranch}}</div>
 			{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
index 77e051d7d6..6b25afddd8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_content.tmpl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 			<button class="ui dropdown basic compact jump button tw-px-3" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.more_operations"}}">
 				{{svg "octicon-kebab-horizontal"}}
 				<div class="menu">
-					<a class="item" data-clipboard-text="{{ctx.AppFullLink}}{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{.CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}">
+					<a class="item" data-clipboard-text="{{.Repository.HTMLURL ctx}}/src/commit/{{.CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}">
 						{{svg "octicon-link" 16}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.file_copy_permalink"}}
 					</a>
 					{{if and (not $.DisableDownloadSourceArchives) $.RefFullName}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
index 7d139efceb..42fcafc55e 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_file.tmpl
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 		<div class="code-line-menu tippy-target">
 			{{if $.Permission.CanRead ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeIssues}}
-			<a class="item ref-in-new-issue" role="menuitem" data-url-issue-new="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new" data-url-param-body-link="{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}" rel="nofollow noindex">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</a>
+			<a class="item ref-in-new-issue" role="menuitem" data-url-issue-new="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new" data-url-param-body-link="{{.Repository.HTMLURL ctx}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}" rel="nofollow noindex">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.context.reference_issue"}}</a>
 			{{end}}
 			<a class="item view_git_blame" role="menuitem" href="{{.Repository.Link}}/blame/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.view_git_blame"}}</a>
 			<a class="item copy-line-permalink" role="menuitem" data-url="{{.Repository.Link}}/src/commit/{{PathEscape .CommitID}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .TreePath}}{{if $.HasSourceRenderedToggle}}?display=source{{end}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.file_copy_permalink"}}</a>
diff --git a/tests/integration/issue_test.go b/tests/integration/issue_test.go
index 2872b721f3..8b21c96541 100644
--- a/tests/integration/issue_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/issue_test.go
@@ -744,10 +744,9 @@ func TestIssueReferenceURL(t *testing.T) {
 	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
 
-	// the "reference" uses relative URLs, then JS code will convert them to absolute URLs for current origin, in case users are using multiple domains
 	ref, _ := htmlDoc.Find(`.timeline-item.comment.issue-content-comment .reference-issue`).Attr("data-reference")
-	assert.Equal(t, "/user2/repo1/issues/1#issue-1", ref)
+	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"user2/repo1/issues/1#issue-1", ref)
 
 	ref, _ = htmlDoc.Find(`.timeline-item.comment:not(.issue-content-comment) .reference-issue`).Attr("data-reference")
-	assert.Equal(t, "/user2/repo1/issues/1#issuecomment-2", ref)
+	assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"user2/repo1/issues/1#issuecomment-2", ref)
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_test.go
index 462f790585..348c413b17 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_test.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func testGeneratedSourceLink(t *testing.T) {
 
 		dataURL, exists = doc.doc.Find(".ref-in-new-issue").Attr("data-url-param-body-link")
 		assert.True(t, exists)
-		assert.Equal(t, "/user2/repo1/src/commit/65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d/README.md?display=source", dataURL)
+		assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"user2/repo1/src/commit/65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d/README.md?display=source", dataURL)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Non-Rendered file", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ func testGeneratedSourceLink(t *testing.T) {
 
 		dataURL, exists = doc.doc.Find(".ref-in-new-issue").Attr("data-url-param-body-link")
 		assert.True(t, exists)
-		assert.Equal(t, "/user27/repo49/src/commit/aacbdfe9e1c4b47f60abe81849045fa4e96f1d75/test/test.txt", dataURL)
+		assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"user27/repo49/src/commit/aacbdfe9e1c4b47f60abe81849045fa4e96f1d75/test/test.txt", dataURL)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
index 972c8c27f8..679577da32 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-code.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {svg} from '../svg.ts';
 import {createTippy} from '../modules/tippy.ts';
-import {toAbsoluteUrl} from '../utils.ts';
 import {addDelegatedEventListener} from '../utils/dom.ts';
 
 function changeHash(hash: string) {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ function selectRange(range: string): Element | null {
     if (!refInNewIssue) return;
     const urlIssueNew = refInNewIssue.getAttribute('data-url-issue-new');
     const urlParamBodyLink = refInNewIssue.getAttribute('data-url-param-body-link')!;
-    const issueContent = `${toAbsoluteUrl(urlParamBodyLink)}#${anchor}`; // the default content for issue body
+    const issueContent = `${urlParamBodyLink}#${anchor}`; // the default content for issue body
     refInNewIssue.setAttribute('href', `${urlIssueNew}?body=${encodeURIComponent(issueContent)}`);
   };
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.ts b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.ts
index 69ca3f4f6b..8441377c12 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/dom.ts';
 import {setFileFolding} from './file-fold.ts';
 import {ComboMarkdownEditor, getComboMarkdownEditor, initComboMarkdownEditor} from './comp/ComboMarkdownEditor.ts';
-import {toAbsoluteUrl} from '../utils.ts';
 import {GET, POST} from '../modules/fetch.ts';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.ts';
 import {initRepoIssueSidebar} from './repo-issue-sidebar.ts';
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ export function initRepoIssueReferenceIssue() {
     const target = el.getAttribute('data-target');
     const content = document.querySelector(`#${target}`)?.textContent ?? '';
     const poster = el.getAttribute('data-poster-username');
-    const reference = toAbsoluteUrl(el.getAttribute('data-reference')!);
+    const reference = el.getAttribute('data-reference')!;
     const modalSelector = el.getAttribute('data-modal')!;
     const modal = document.querySelector(modalSelector)!;
     const textarea = modal.querySelector<HTMLTextAreaElement>('textarea[name="content"]')!;
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils.test.ts b/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
index c72f55e773..1a01e17d1c 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   dirname, basename, extname, formatBytes, isObject, stripTags, parseIssueHref,
   translateMonth, translateDay, blobToDataURI,
-  toAbsoluteUrl, encodeURLEncodedBase64, decodeURLEncodedBase64, isImageFile, isVideoFile, parseRepoOwnerPathInfo,
+  encodeURLEncodedBase64, decodeURLEncodedBase64, isImageFile, isVideoFile, parseRepoOwnerPathInfo,
 } from './utils.ts';
 
 test('dirname', () => {
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@ test('blobToDataURI', async () => {
   expect(await blobToDataURI(blob)).toEqual('data:application/json;base64,eyJ0ZXN0Ijp0cnVlfQ==');
 });
 
-test('toAbsoluteUrl', () => {
-  expect(toAbsoluteUrl('//host/dir')).toEqual('http://host/dir');
-  expect(toAbsoluteUrl('https://host/dir')).toEqual('https://host/dir');
-
-  expect(toAbsoluteUrl('')).toEqual('http://localhost:3000');
-  expect(toAbsoluteUrl('/user/repo')).toEqual('http://localhost:3000/user/repo');
-
-  expect(() => toAbsoluteUrl('path')).toThrow('unsupported');
-});
-
 test('encodeURLEncodedBase64, decodeURLEncodedBase64', () => {
   const encoder = new TextEncoder();
   const uint8array = encoder.encode.bind(encoder);
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils.ts b/web_src/js/utils.ts
index feeb4d3b6b..ddf8237b30 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/utils.ts
@@ -143,19 +143,6 @@ export function convertImage(blob: Blob, mime: string): Promise<Blob> {
   });
 }
 
-export function toAbsoluteUrl(url: string): string {
-  if (url.startsWith('http://') || url.startsWith('https://')) {
-    return url;
-  }
-  if (url.startsWith('//')) {
-    return `${window.location.protocol}${url}`; // it's also a somewhat absolute URL (with the current scheme)
-  }
-  if (url && !url.startsWith('/')) {
-    throw new Error('unsupported url, it should either start with / or http(s)://');
-  }
-  return `${window.location.origin}${url}`;
-}
-
 /** Encode an Uint8Array into a URLEncoded base64 string. */
 export function encodeURLEncodedBase64(uint8Array: Uint8Array): string {
   return encode(uint8Array)