diff --git a/resources/src/mediawiki.util/util.js b/resources/src/mediawiki.util/util.js
index 020542a8514..4beee8f0fa5 100644
--- a/resources/src/mediawiki.util/util.js
+++ b/resources/src/mediawiki.util/util.js
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ util = {
 		if ( params ) {
 			query = $.param( params );
 		}
-		if ( query ) {
+
+		if ( !title && fragment ) {
+			// If only a fragment was given, make a fragment-only link (T288415)
+			url = '';
+		} else if ( query ) {
 			url = title ?
 				util.wikiScript() + '?title=' + util.wikiUrlencode( title ) + '&' + query :
 				util.wikiScript() + '?' + query;
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ util = {
 		}
 
 		// Append the encoded fragment
-		if ( fragment && fragment.length ) {
+		if ( fragment ) {
 			url += '#' + util.escapeIdForLink( fragment );
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/TitleMethodsTest.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/TitleMethodsTest.php
index 555c7cd1e76..a2fe586d387 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/TitleMethodsTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/TitleMethodsTest.php
@@ -379,6 +379,17 @@ class TitleMethodsTest extends MediaWikiLangTestCase {
 			'Goatificatiön'
 		];
 
+		yield 'Fragment only (query is ignored)' => [
+			'#Goatificatiön',
+			NS_MAIN,
+			'',
+			'Goatificatiön',
+			'',
+			[
+				'a' => 1,
+			]
+		];
+
 		yield 'Unknown interwiki with fragment' => [
 			'https://xx.wiki.test/wiki/xyzzy:Goats#Goatificatiön',
 			NS_MAIN,
diff --git a/tests/qunit/suites/resources/mediawiki/mediawiki.util.test.js b/tests/qunit/suites/resources/mediawiki/mediawiki.util.test.js
index 00357ed1c85..e3c4314ed1b 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/suites/resources/mediawiki/mediawiki.util.test.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/suites/resources/mediawiki/mediawiki.util.test.js
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@
 		assert.strictEqual( href, '/wiki/Sandbox', 'title with empty query string' );
 
 		href = util.getUrl( '#Fragment' );
-		assert.strictEqual( href, '/wiki/#Fragment', 'empty title with fragment' );
+		assert.strictEqual( href, '#Fragment', 'empty title with fragment' );
 
 		href = util.getUrl( '#Fragment', { action: 'edit' } );
-		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?action=edit#Fragment', 'empty title with query string and fragment' );
+		assert.strictEqual( href, '#Fragment', 'empty title with query string and fragment' );
 
 		mw.util.setOptionsForTest( { FragmentMode: [ 'legacy' ] } );
 		href = util.getUrl( 'Foo:Sandbox \xC4#Fragment \xC4', { action: 'edit' } );
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@
 		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?title=Foo:%2523&action=edit#Fragment', 'title containing %23 (#), fragment, and a query string' );
 
 		mw.util.setOptionsForTest( { FragmentMode: [ 'legacy' ] } );
-		href = util.getUrl( '#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', { action: 'edit' } );
-		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?action=edit#.2B.26.3D:.3B.40.24-_..21.2A.2F.5B.5D.3C.3E.27.C2.A7', 'fragment with various characters' );
+		href = util.getUrl( 'Sandbox#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', { action: 'edit' } );
+		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?title=Sandbox&action=edit#.2B.26.3D:.3B.40.24-_..21.2A.2F.5B.5D.3C.3E.27.C2.A7', 'fragment with various characters' );
 
 		mw.util.setOptionsForTest( { FragmentMode: [ 'html5' ] } );
-		href = util.getUrl( '#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', { action: 'edit' } );
-		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?action=edit#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', 'fragment with various characters' );
+		href = util.getUrl( 'Sandbox#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', { action: 'edit' } );
+		assert.strictEqual( href, '/w/index.php?title=Sandbox&action=edit#+&=:;@$-_.!*/[]<>\'§', 'fragment with various characters' );
 	} );
 
 	QUnit.test( 'wikiScript', function ( assert ) {