diff --git a/adoc-xref-xref.adoc b/adoc-xref-xref.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad219b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adoc-xref-xref.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+= asdf
+
+[[h2]]
+== h2 xref:h3[]
+
+[[h3]]
+=== h3 xref:h2[]