diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
index 1babdc476bd42ce629de9d1e43c66d395a15f7be..f23020154371a8288d3b15a8ef27652837438bc0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module Gitlab
         whitelist:       sanitization_whitelist,
         reference_class: html_options[:class],
         only_path:       options[:reference_only_path],
+        current_user:    current_user,
         project:         project
       }