diff --git a/modules/custom/az_card/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AZCardDefaultFormatter.php b/modules/custom/az_card/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AZCardDefaultFormatter.php
index c759d6e7b2..6b4f08e913 100644
--- a/modules/custom/az_card/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AZCardDefaultFormatter.php
+++ b/modules/custom/az_card/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/AZCardDefaultFormatter.php
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items, $langcode) {
           $link_url = Url::fromUri(urldecode('base:' . $item->link_uri));
         }
         else {
-          $link_url = $this->pathValidator->getUrlIfValid($item->link_uri ?? '<none>');
+          // Check if the link is an anchor within the current page.
+          if (str_starts_with($item->link_uri ?? '', "#")) {
+            $link_url = Url::fromUserInput($item->link_uri);
+          }
+          else {
+            $link_url = $this->pathValidator->getUrlIfValid($item->link_uri ?? '<none>');
+          }
         }
         $link_render_array = [
           '#type' => 'link',