diff --git a/src/Extensions/Nodes/Mention.php b/src/Extensions/Nodes/Mention.php
index 862dbb6a..3eac9e69 100644
--- a/src/Extensions/Nodes/Mention.php
+++ b/src/Extensions/Nodes/Mention.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function renderHTML($node, $HTMLAttributes = []): array
             $dataAttributes['data-mention-data'] = json_encode($node->attrs->data);
         }
 
-        if (property_exists($node->attrs, 'href')) {
+        if (property_exists($node->attrs, 'href') && $node->attrs->href) {
             return [
                 'a',
                 [