diff --git a/.github/scripts/tests/feature-map.test.mjs b/.github/scripts/tests/feature-map.test.mjs
index 3194903f701..f4b505fd324 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/tests/feature-map.test.mjs
+++ b/.github/scripts/tests/feature-map.test.mjs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test("deleted or renamed test references fail even inside runnable commands", (t
 
 test("broken documentation links fail, external URLs and local anchors are accepted", (t) => {
   const f = fixture(t);
-  f.write("feature-map/example.md", recipe + "\n[External](https://example.com) [Here](#gotchas) [Missing](../doc/missing.md#section)\n");
+  f.write("feature-map/example.md", recipe + "\n[External](https://example.com/tests/external.test.ts) [Here](#gotchas) [Missing](../doc/missing.md#section)\n");
   assert.deepEqual(f.check(), ["example.md: broken local link ../doc/missing.md#section"]);
 });
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-feature-map.mjs b/scripts/check-feature-map.mjs
index 0c2bc791039..1bf3c516295 100644
--- a/scripts/check-feature-map.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-feature-map.mjs
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ export function checkFeatureMap(repoRoot = defaultRoot) {
     }
     // Also validate test paths in runnable code blocks or backticked references.
     // This deliberately checks filenames, not test titles or behavioral coverage.
-    const testRefs = [...raw.matchAll(/(?<![\w-])((?:\.github|ui|server|packages|tests|cli|scripts)\/[\w./-]+\.(?:test|spec)\.(?:[cm]?[jt]sx?))\b/g)]
+    const localReferences = raw.replace(/[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:\/\/[^\s)]+/gi, "");
+    const testRefs = [...localReferences.matchAll(/(?<![\w-])((?:\.github|ui|server|packages|tests|cli|scripts)\/[\w./-]+\.(?:test|spec)\.(?:[cm]?[jt]sx?))\b/g)]
       .map((match) => match[1]);
     for (const path of new Set(testRefs)) {
       if (!localFile(repoRoot, path)) errors.push(`${file}: missing test ${path}`);