diff --git a/lisp/org-html.el b/lisp/org-html.el
index fde563b..806bbb9 100644
--- a/lisp/org-html.el
+++ b/lisp/org-html.el
@@ -1438,8 +1438,9 @@ lang=\"%s\" xml:lang=\"%s\">
 					 (replace-regexp-in-string
 					  "\\." "-" (format "sec-%s" snumber)))
 				   (setq href (org-solidify-link-text
-					       (or (cdr (assoc href
-							       org-export-preferred-target-alist)) href)))
+					       (or (cdr (assoc href org-export-preferred-target-alist))
+						   (cdr (assoc href org-export-id-target-alist))
+						   href)))
 				   (push
 				    (format
 				     (if todo
@@ -2413,7 +2414,8 @@ When TITLE is nil, just close all open levels."
 			     (assoc target org-export-target-aliases)))
 	 (extra-class (and title (org-get-text-property-any 0 'html-container-class title)))
 	 (preferred (and target
-			 (cdr (assoc target org-export-preferred-target-alist))))
+			 (or (cdr (assoc target org-export-preferred-target-alist))
+			     (cdr (assoc target org-export-id-target-alist)))))
 	 (l org-level-max)
 	 (num (plist-get opt-plist :section-numbers))
 	 snumber snu href suffix)