diff --git a/lib/page.js b/lib/page.js
index 9927edb32a99..c97e49470f7f 100644
--- a/lib/page.js
+++ b/lib/page.js
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ class Page {
 
   async _render (context) {
     this.intro = await renderContent(this.rawIntro, context)
+
+    // rewrite local links in the intro to include current language code and GHE version if needed
+    const introHtml = cheerio.load(this.intro)
+    rewriteLocalLinks(introHtml, context.currentVersion, context.currentLanguage)
+    this.intro = introHtml('body').html()
+
     this.introPlainText = await renderContent(this.rawIntro, context, { textOnly: true })
     this.title = await renderContent(this.rawTitle, context, { textOnly: true, encodeEntities: true })
     this.shortTitle = await renderContent(this.shortTitle, context, { textOnly: true, encodeEntities: true })
diff --git a/tests/unit/page.js b/tests/unit/page.js
index 876b9ca31af1..19164e4d9d4c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/page.js
+++ b/tests/unit/page.js
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ describe('Page class', () => {
       expect($(`a[href="/en/${nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion}/articles/about-pull-requests"]`).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
     })
 
+    test('rewrites links in the intro to include the current language prefix and version', async () => {
+      const page = new Page(opts)
+      page.rawIntro = '[Pull requests](/articles/about-pull-requests)'
+      const context = {
+        page: { version: nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion },
+        currentVersion: nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion,
+        currentPath: '/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-branches',
+        currentLanguage: 'en'
+      }
+      await page.render(context)
+      const $ = cheerio.load(page.intro)
+      expect($('a[href="/articles/about-pull-requests"]').length).toBe(0)
+      expect($(`a[href="/en/${nonEnterpriseDefaultVersion}/articles/about-pull-requests"]`).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    })
+
     test('does not rewrite links that include deprecated enterprise release numbers', async () => {
       const page = new Page({
         relativePath: 'admin/enterprise-management/migrating-from-github-enterprise-1110x-to-2123.md',