diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ce/annotations/ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js b/modules/ve-mw/ce/annotations/ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
index fae1848ccf..041113a61f 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ce/annotations/ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ce/annotations/ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation = function VeCeMWExternalLinkAnnotation( model )
 	ve.ce.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.super.apply( this, arguments );
 
 	// DOM changes
-	if ( model.getAttribute( 'rel' ) === 'mw:WikiLink/Interwiki' ) {
+	var rel = model.getAttribute( 'rel' ) || '';
+	var relValues = rel.split( /\s+/ );
+	if ( relValues.indexOf( 'mw:WikiLink/Interwiki' ) >= 0 ) {
 		this.$anchor.addClass( 'extiw' );
 	} else {
 		this.$anchor.addClass( 'external' );
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js b/modules/ve-mw/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
index dac108c5d2..52408847e3 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.prototype.getRenderedDomElements = function () {
  */
 ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.prototype.filterRenderedDomElements = function ( domElements ) {
 	// We want to remove all styles and links which aren't from TemplateStyles.
-	var selector = 'style:not([data-mw-deduplicate^="TemplateStyles:"]), link:not([rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"][href^="mw-data:TemplateStyles:"])';
+	var selector = 'style:not([data-mw-deduplicate^="TemplateStyles:"]), link:not([rel~="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"][href^="mw-data:TemplateStyles:"])';
 	return $( domElements ).find( selector ).addBack( selector ).remove().end().end().toArray();
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js b/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
index 553673be3f..2a6228e588 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ve.dm.MWExternalLinkAnnotation.static.toDomElements = function ( dataElement, do
 		domElements[ 0 ].setAttribute( 'class', 'external' );
 	}
 
+	// we just created that link so the 'rel' attribute should be safe
 	domElements[ 0 ].setAttribute( 'rel', dataElement.attributes.rel || 'mw:ExtLink' );
 	return domElements;
 };
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.js b/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.js
index c4c6a1401a..3570d97017 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/dm/annotations/ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.static.newFromTitle = function ( title, rawTitle
 
 ve.dm.MWInternalLinkAnnotation.static.toDomElements = function () {
 	var parentResult = ve.dm.LinkAnnotation.static.toDomElements.apply( this, arguments );
+	// we just created that link so the 'rel' attribute should be safe
 	parentResult[ 0 ].setAttribute( 'rel', 'mw:WikiLink' );
 	return parentResult;
 };
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.utils.parsoid.js b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.utils.parsoid.js
index 22e37b7d13..9042884d12 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.utils.parsoid.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.utils.parsoid.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mw.libs.ve.stripRestbaseIds = function ( doc ) {
  * @param {HTMLElement} element Parent element, e.g. document body
  */
 mw.libs.ve.reduplicateStyles = function ( element ) {
-	Array.prototype.forEach.call( element.querySelectorAll( 'link[rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"]' ), function ( link ) {
+	Array.prototype.forEach.call( element.querySelectorAll( 'link[rel~="mw-deduplicated-inline-style"]' ), function ( link ) {
 		var href = link.getAttribute( 'href' );
 		if ( !href || href.slice( 0, 'mw-data:'.length ) !== 'mw-data:' ) {
 			return;