diff --git a/code/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Parser.php b/code/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Parser.php
index ae45b0fbbc..16ac823b04 100644
--- a/code/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Parser.php
+++ b/code/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Parser.php
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public function process(HTMLValue $htmlValue)
                     $broken = true;
                 } elseif (!empty($matches['anchor'])) {
                     // Ensure anchor isn't broken on target page
-                    $anchor = preg_quote($matches['anchor'], '/');
-                    $broken = !preg_match("/(name|id)=\"{$anchor}\"/", $page->Content);
+                    $broken = !in_array($matches['anchor'], $page->getAnchorsOnPage());
                 } else {
                     $broken = false;
                 }
diff --git a/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTrackingTest.php b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTrackingTest.php
index 2f720f999e..5d0c50c81c 100644
--- a/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTrackingTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTrackingTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace SilverStripe\CMS\Tests\Model;
 
 use Page;
+use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTreeLinkTracking_Parser;
 use SilverStripe\Control\Director;
 use SilverStripe\Dev\SapphireTest;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ protected function isBroken($content)
 
     public function testParser()
     {
+        SiteTree::add_extension(Page::class, SiteTreeLinkTracking_Extension::class);
+
         // Shortcodes
         $this->assertTrue($this->isBroken('<a href="[sitetree_link,id=123]">link</a>'));
         $this->assertTrue($this->isBroken('<a href="[sitetree_link,id=123]#no-such-anchor">link</a>'));
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public function testParser()
         $this->assertFalse($this->isBroken('<a id="anchor">anchor</a>'));
         $this->assertTrue($this->isBroken('<a href="##anchor">anchor</a>'));
 
+
         $page = new Page();
         $page->Content = '<a name="yes-name-anchor">name</a><a id="yes-id-anchor">id</a>';
         $page->write();
@@ -60,6 +64,10 @@ public function testParser()
         $this->assertFalse($this->isBroken("<a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=$page->ID]#yes-name-anchor\">link</a>"));
         $this->assertFalse($this->isBroken("<a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=$page->ID]#yes-id-anchor\">link</a>"));
         $this->assertTrue($this->isBroken("<a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=$page->ID]#http://invalid-anchor.com\"></a>"));
+
+        // Anchors Via updateAnchorsOnPage Extension
+        $this->assertFalse($this->isBroken("<a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=$page->ID]#extension-anchor\">link</a>"));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->isBroken("<a href=\"[sitetree_link,id=$page->ID]#no-such-anchor\"></a>"));
     }
 
     protected function highlight($content)
diff --git a/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Extension.php b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Extension.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab745a1ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeLinkTracking_Extension.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\CMS\Tests\Model;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataExtension;
+
+class SiteTreeLinkTracking_Extension extends DataExtension implements TestOnly
+{
+    public function updateAnchorsOnPage(&$anchors)
+    {
+        array_push(
+            $anchors,
+            'extension-anchor',
+            'extension-anchor-1'
+        );
+    }
+}