1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/banzai/filter/references/abstract_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/references/abstract_reference_filter.rb
index a34519799d5..521fd7bf4cc 100644
--- a/lib/banzai/filter/references/abstract_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/references/abstract_reference_filter.rb
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ module Banzai
                                                     link_content: !!link_content,
                                                     link_reference: link_reference)
               data_attributes[:reference_format] = matches[:format] if matches.names.include?("format")
+              data_attributes.merge!(additional_object_attributes(object))
 
               data = data_attribute(data_attributes)
 
@@ -294,6 +295,10 @@ module Banzai
             placeholder_data[Regexp.last_match(1).to_i]
           end
         end
+
+        def additional_object_attributes(object)
+          {}
+        end
       end
     end
   end