Live Preview cannot find a same-note heading embed after “Rename this heading”

Bug reports
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Using Rename this heading updates a same-note embed to the new heading name, but Live Preview reports that the heading cannot be found. The heading exists, and Reading View renders it correctly.

Steps to reproduce

  1. In a new local vault with the default theme, Restricted mode on, and no CSS snippets, open test_document.md in Live Preview with this content:
[[#Alpha|Jump to Alpha]]

![[#Beta]]

# Alpha

Alpha body.

## Beta

Beta body.
  1. Place the cursor in ## Beta. Run Rename this heading from the command palette, enter Gamma, and save.
  2. Inspect the embed above the headings.

Did you read and follow the Troubleshooting Guide?

Yes. Reproduced in a fresh local vault without community plugins, a community theme, or CSS snippets. Also reproduced using Obsidian 1.13.7 downloaded from the official website (macOS DMG).

Expected result

The embed changes to ![[#Gamma]] and continues to display the renamed section.

Actual result

The text changes correctly to ![[#Gamma]], but Live Preview displays Unable to find “Gamma” in test_document, even though ## Gamma exists below.

  • Reading View displays the section correctly.
  • Switching back to Live Preview leaves the error.
  • Opening another note and then returning to test_document.md restores the embed.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
    Obsidian version: 1.13.7
    Installer version: 1.13.7
    Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 27.0.0: Tue Aug 11 21:06:40 PDT 2026; root:xnu-13432.1.9~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6050 27.0.0
    Login status: not logged in
    Language: en
    Insider build toggle: off
    Live preview: on
    Base theme: adapt to system
    Community theme: none
    Snippets enabled: 0
    Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
    none

Additional information

I searched existing reports. Unlike the nested-heading link update issue, this example uses a single heading fragment and the reference text is updated correctly.

Live Preview after the rename: the embed points to Gamma and the actual heading is Gamma, but the embed shows an error.

Live Preview reports Gamma missing although the renamed Gamma heading exists
Live Preview reports Gamma missing although the renamed Gamma heading exists2048×1600 80.4 KB

Reading View of the same note: the section renders correctly.

Reading View correctly renders the same Gamma section
Reading View correctly renders the same Gamma section2048×1600 74 KB

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I can reproduce the issue.

A workaround for now is close-opening the note, switching to another note and going back, or running the Reload app without saving command.

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SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: 1.14.2
	Installer version: 1.14.2
	Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200