diff --git a/src/AiReferenceGenerator.php b/src/AiReferenceGenerator.php
index 647d229106f2c648ade176befe085ad0e344fd7f..f84bdeac5d31a67af98611d83cde8b0db6d919d0 100644
--- a/src/AiReferenceGenerator.php
+++ b/src/AiReferenceGenerator.php
@@ -272,9 +272,15 @@ class AiReferenceGenerator {
           foreach ($options as $option_group) {
             $merged_options += $option_group;
           }
-          return $merged_options;
+          $options = $merged_options;
         }
       }
+
+      // Do not suggest a reference to the current node.
+      if (isset($options[$node->id()])) {
+        unset($options[$node->id()]);
+      }
+
       return $options;
     }
     return [];
diff --git a/tests/src/Functional/AiAutoReferenceUiTest.php b/tests/src/Functional/AiAutoReferenceUiTest.php
index 4079b497456fdbba0df1217d5fc397c39947f538..11c81297aa21fadfd15dc0cb5a249c1ec07284d3 100644
--- a/tests/src/Functional/AiAutoReferenceUiTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Functional/AiAutoReferenceUiTest.php
@@ -318,19 +318,20 @@ class AiAutoReferenceUiTest extends BrowserTestBase {
     // Field with a single target bundle.
     $allowed_values = $generator->getFieldAllowedValues($article, 'field_related_food');
     $this->assertSame([
+      // These are all articles.
       1 => 'Chocolate Cake',
       3 => 'Vanilla Ice Cream',
       4 => 'Tomato Soup',
-      6 => 'All about chocolate cakes',
     ], $allowed_values);
 
     // Field with multiple target bundles.
     $allowed_values = $generator->getFieldAllowedValues($article, 'field_related_multiple');
     $this->assertSame([
+      // These are articles.
       1 => 'Chocolate Cake',
       3 => 'Vanilla Ice Cream',
       4 => 'Tomato Soup',
-      6 => 'All about chocolate cakes',
+      // This one is a recipe.
       5 => 'Chocolate Cake Recipe',
     ], $allowed_values);
   }