diff --git a/deps/graph-parser/src/logseq/graph_parser/block.cljs b/deps/graph-parser/src/logseq/graph_parser/block.cljs
index 3b4348ac1..cd04c146e 100644
--- a/deps/graph-parser/src/logseq/graph_parser/block.cljs
+++ b/deps/graph-parser/src/logseq/graph_parser/block.cljs
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@
          (remove string/blank?)
          distinct)))
 
+(defn- extract-block-refs
+  [nodes]
+  (let [ref-blocks (atom nil)]
+    (walk/postwalk
+     (fn [form]
+       (when-let [block (get-block-reference form)]
+         (swap! ref-blocks conj block))
+       form)
+     nodes)
+    (keep (fn [block]
+            (when-let [id (parse-uuid block)]
+              [:block/uuid id]))
+          @ref-blocks)))
+
 (defn extract-properties
   [properties user-config]
   (when (seq properties)
@@ -202,9 +216,10 @@
                                            v' (text/parse-property k v mldoc-ast user-config)]
                                        [k' v' mldoc-ast v])
                                      (do (swap! *invalid-properties conj k)
-                                         nil)))))
+                                       nil)))))
                           (remove #(nil? (second %))))
           page-refs (get-page-ref-names-from-properties properties user-config)
+          block-refs (extract-block-refs properties)
           properties-text-values (->> (map (fn [[k _v _refs original-text]] [k original-text]) properties)
                                       (into {}))
           properties (map (fn [[k v _]] [k v]) properties)
@@ -213,7 +228,8 @@
        :properties-order (map first properties)
        :properties-text-values properties-text-values
        :invalid-properties @*invalid-properties
-       :page-refs page-refs})))
+       :page-refs page-refs
+       :block-refs block-refs})))
 
 (defn- paragraph-timestamp-block?
   [block]
@@ -351,19 +367,9 @@
 
 (defn- with-block-refs
   [{:keys [title body] :as block}]
-  (let [ref-blocks (atom nil)]
-    (walk/postwalk
-     (fn [form]
-       (when-let [block (get-block-reference form)]
-         (swap! ref-blocks conj block))
-       form)
-     (concat title body))
-    (let [ref-blocks (keep (fn [block]
-                             (when-let [id (parse-uuid block)]
-                               [:block/uuid id]))
-                           @ref-blocks)
-          refs (distinct (concat (:refs block) ref-blocks))]
-      (assoc block :refs refs))))
+  (let [ref-blocks (extract-block-refs (concat title body))
+        refs (distinct (concat (:refs block) ref-blocks))]
+    (assoc block :refs refs)))
 
 (defn- block-keywordize
   [block]
@@ -532,8 +538,9 @@
                                 :unordered true
                                 :macros (extract-macros-from-ast body)
                                 :body body}
-                         block (with-page-block-refs block false supported-formats db date-formatter)]
-                     (block-keywordize block))
+                         block (with-page-block-refs block false supported-formats db date-formatter)
+                         block' (update block :refs concat (:block-refs pre-block-properties))]
+                     (block-keywordize block'))
                    (select-keys first-block [:block/format :block/page]))
                   blocks)
                  blocks)]
@@ -584,6 +591,7 @@
                 block)
         block (assoc block :body body)
         block (with-page-block-refs block with-id? supported-formats db date-formatter)
+        block (update block :refs concat (:block-refs properties))
         {:keys [created-at updated-at]} (:properties properties)
         block (cond-> block
                 (and created-at (integer? created-at))
diff --git a/deps/graph-parser/test/logseq/graph_parser/block_test.cljs b/deps/graph-parser/test/logseq/graph_parser/block_test.cljs
index e7b74474e..13e12530b 100644
--- a/deps/graph-parser/test/logseq/graph_parser/block_test.cljs
+++ b/deps/graph-parser/test/logseq/graph_parser/block_test.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 (ns logseq.graph-parser.block-test
   (:require [logseq.graph-parser.block :as gp-block]
             [logseq.graph-parser.mldoc :as gp-mldoc]
+            [logseq.graph-parser :as graph-parser]
+            [logseq.db :as ldb]
+            [logseq.graph-parser.util.block-ref :as block-ref]
+            [datascript.core :as d]
             [cljs.test :refer [deftest are testing is]]))
 
 (defn- extract-properties
@@ -105,3 +109,38 @@
              [["tags" "[[foo]], [[bar]]"] ["background-color" "#008000"]]
                                          {:property-pages/enabled? true})))
         "Only editable linkable built-in properties have page-refs in property values")))
+
+(deftest refs-from-block-refs
+  (let [conn (ldb/start-conn)
+        id "63f528da-284a-45d1-ac9c-5d6a7435f6b4"
+        block (str "A block\nid:: " id)
+        block-ref-via-content (str "Link to " (block-ref/->block-ref id))
+        block-ref-via-block-properties (str "B block\nref:: " (block-ref/->block-ref id))
+        body (str "- " block "\n- " block-ref-via-content "\n- " block-ref-via-block-properties)
+        find-block-for-content (fn [content]
+                                 (->> (d/q '[:find (pull ?b [:block/content {:block/refs [:block/uuid]}])
+                                             :in $ ?content
+                                             :where [?b :block/content ?content]]
+                                           @conn
+                                           content)
+                                      (map first)
+                                      first))]
+    (graph-parser/parse-file conn "foo.md" body {})
+
+    (testing "Block refs in blocks"
+      (is (= [{:block/uuid (uuid id)}]
+             (:block/refs (find-block-for-content block-ref-via-content)))
+          "Block that links to a block via paragraph content has correct block ref")
+
+      (is (contains?
+           (set (:block/refs (find-block-for-content block-ref-via-block-properties)))
+           {:block/uuid (uuid id)})
+          "Block that links to a block via block properties has correct block ref"))
+
+    (testing "Block refs in pre-block"
+      (let [block-ref-via-page-properties (str "page-ref:: " (block-ref/->block-ref id))]
+        (graph-parser/parse-file conn "foo2.md" block-ref-via-page-properties {})
+        (is (contains?
+             (set (:block/refs (find-block-for-content block-ref-via-page-properties)))
+             {:block/uuid (uuid id)})
+            "Block that links to a block via page properties has correct block ref")))))