1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/AbstractPageNumberCitation.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/AbstractPageNumberCitation.java
index b45f21348..58c0f4547 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/AbstractPageNumberCitation.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/AbstractPageNumberCitation.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.apache.fop.fo.flow;
 import java.awt.Color;
 
 import org.xml.sax.Locator;
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
 
 import org.apache.fop.apps.FOPException;
 import org.apache.fop.datatypes.Length;
@@ -104,13 +105,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractPageNumberCitation extends FObj {
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    protected void startOfNode() throws FOPException {
-        super.startOfNode();
-        if (refId.equals("")) {
+    public void processNode(String elementName, Locator locator, Attributes attlist, PropertyList pList) throws FOPException {
+        super.processNode(elementName, locator, attlist, pList);
+        if (!inMarker() && (refId == null || "".equals(refId))) {
             missingPropertyError("ref-id");
         }
     }
 
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    protected void startOfNode() throws FOPException {
+        super.startOfNode();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      * <br>XSL Content Model: empty