Pass original text along with label reference filter.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
index ec2b179b7de..36cf7a8f4ce 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ module Gitlab
           if label = project.labels.find_by(params)
             url = url_for_label(project, label)
             klass = reference_class(:label)
-            data = data_attribute(project: project.id, label: label.id)
+            data = data_attribute(
+              original: link_text || match,
+              project: project.id,
+              label: label.id
+            )
 
             text = link_text || render_colored_label(label)