diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index cce62685bf..c01d1464cb 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -1882,7 +1882,6 @@ issues.content_history.created = created
 issues.content_history.delete_from_history = Delete from history
 issues.content_history.delete_from_history_confirm = Delete from history?
 issues.content_history.options = Options
-issues.reference_link = Reference: %s
 issues.blocked_by_user = You cannot create issues in this repository because you are blocked by the repository owner.
 comment.blocked_by_user = Commenting is not possible because you are blocked by the repository owner or the author.
 issues.reopen.blocked_by_user = You cannot reopen this issue because you are blocked by the repository owner or the poster of this issue.
diff --git a/options/locale_next/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale_next/locale_en-US.json
index 0a3e62e942..3c877ff627 100644
--- a/options/locale_next/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale_next/locale_en-US.json
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "repo.diff.commit.next-short": "Next",
     "repo.diff.commit.previous-short": "Prev",
     "discussion.locked": "This discussion has been locked. Commenting is limited to contributors.",
+    "discussion.sidebar.reference": "Reference",
     "editor.textarea.tab_hint": "Line already indented. Press <kbd>Tab</kbd> again or <kbd>Escape</kbd> to leave the editor.",
     "editor.textarea.shift_tab_hint": "No indentation on this line. Press <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Tab</kbd> again or <kbd>Escape</kbd> to leave the editor.",
     "admin.dashboard.cleanup_offline_runners": "Cleanup offline runners",
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/reference.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/reference.tmpl
index bbbc099558..1b24531b7b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/reference.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/reference.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-<div class="ui equal width compact grid">
+<div class="ui reference">
 	{{$issueReferenceLink := printf "%s#%d" .Issue.Repo.FullName .Issue.Index}}
-	<div class="row tw-items-center" data-tooltip-content="{{$issueReferenceLink}}">
-		<span class="text column truncate">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.reference_link" $issueReferenceLink}}</span>
-		<button class="ui two wide button column tw-p-2" data-clipboard-text="{{$issueReferenceLink}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</button>
+	<span class="text">
+		<strong>
+			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "discussion.sidebar.reference"}}
+		</strong>
+	</span>
+	<div class="ui equal width compact grid">
+		<div class="row tw-items-center" data-tooltip-content="{{$issueReferenceLink}}">
+			<span class="text column truncate">{{$issueReferenceLink}}</span>
+			<button class="ui two wide button column tw-p-2" data-clipboard-text="{{$issueReferenceLink}}">{{svg "octicon-copy" 14}}</button>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>