diff --git a/plugins/plugin-md-power/__test__/linksPlugin.spec.ts b/plugins/plugin-md-power/__test__/linksPlugin.spec.ts
index 34401a4a..ec277ab6 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-md-power/__test__/linksPlugin.spec.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-md-power/__test__/linksPlugin.spec.ts
@@ -26,4 +26,17 @@ describe('linksPlugin', () => {
     expect(md.render('[link](/path)')).toContain('href="/path"')
     expect(md.render('[link](/path)')).toContain('</VPLink>')
   })
+
+  it('should work with internal link extension and empty env', () => {
+    const env = {}
+    expect(md.render('[link](/path.md)', env)).toContain('href="/path.md"')
+    expect(md.render('[link](../path.md)', env)).toContain('href="../path.md"')
+  })
+
+  it('should work with internal link extension and env', () => {
+    const env = { base: '/', filePathRelative: '../foo.md' }
+    expect(md.render('[link](/path.html)', env)).toContain('href="/path.html"')
+    expect(md.render('[link](/path.md)', env)).toContain('href="/path.md"')
+    expect(md.render('[link](../path.md)', env)).toContain('href="../path.md"')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-md-power/src/node/enhance/links.ts b/plugins/plugin-md-power/src/node/enhance/links.ts
index 176b0494..91f2a7ff 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-md-power/src/node/enhance/links.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-md-power/src/node/enhance/links.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type Token from 'markdown-it/lib/token.mjs'
 import type { Markdown, MarkdownEnv } from 'vuepress/markdown'
+import { removeLeadingSlash } from '@vuepress/shared'
+import { path } from '@vuepress/utils'
 import { isLinkWithProtocol } from 'vuepress/shared'
 
 export function linksPlugin(md: Markdown): void {
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ export function linksPlugin(md: Markdown): void {
   let hasOpenInternalLink = false
   const internalTag = 'VPLink'
 
-  function handleLinkOpen(tokens: Token[], idx: number) {
+  function handleLinkOpen(tokens: Token[], idx: number, env: MarkdownEnv) {
     hasOpenInternalLink = false
     const token = tokens[idx]
     // get `href` attr index
@@ -42,10 +44,29 @@ export function linksPlugin(md: Markdown): void {
     // convert starting tag of internal link
     hasOpenInternalLink = true
     token.tag = internalTag
+
+    const matched = hrefLink.match(/^([^#?]*?(?:\/|\.md|\.html))([#?].*)?$/)
+
+    if (matched) {
+      const rawPath = matched[1]
+      const { absolutePath, relativePath } = resolvePaths(
+        rawPath,
+        env.base || '/',
+        env.filePathRelative ?? null,
+      )
+      // extract internal links for file / page existence check
+      // 并不能保证文件存在，以及是否属于内部链接
+      // 需要进一步在 extendPage 阶段中与 page.path / page.filePath 进行对比
+      ;(env.links ??= []).push({
+        raw: rawPath,
+        absolute: absolutePath,
+        relative: relativePath,
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   md.renderer.rules.link_open = (tokens, idx, opts, env: MarkdownEnv, self) => {
-    handleLinkOpen(tokens, idx)
+    handleLinkOpen(tokens, idx, env)
     return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, opts)
   }
 
@@ -58,3 +79,54 @@ export function linksPlugin(md: Markdown): void {
     return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, opts)
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Resolve relative and absolute paths according to the `base` and `filePathRelative`
+ */
+export function resolvePaths(rawPath: string, base: string, filePathRelative: string | null): {
+  absolutePath: string | null
+  relativePath: string
+} {
+  let absolutePath: string | null
+  let relativePath: string
+
+  // if raw path is absolute
+  if (rawPath.startsWith('/')) {
+    // if raw path is a link to markdown file
+    if (rawPath.endsWith('.md')) {
+      // prepend `base` to the link
+      absolutePath = path.join(base, rawPath)
+      relativePath = removeLeadingSlash(rawPath)
+    }
+    // if raw path is a link to other kind of file
+    else {
+      // keep the link as is
+      absolutePath = rawPath
+      relativePath = path.relative(base, absolutePath)
+    }
+  }
+  // if raw path is relative
+  // if `filePathRelative` is available
+  else if (filePathRelative) {
+    // resolve relative path according to `filePathRelative`
+    relativePath = path.join(
+      // file path may contain non-ASCII characters
+      path.dirname(encodeURI(filePathRelative)),
+      rawPath,
+    )
+    // resolve absolute path according to `base`
+    absolutePath = path.join(base, relativePath)
+  }
+  // if `filePathRelative` is not available
+  else {
+    // remove leading './'
+    relativePath = rawPath.replace(/^(?:\.\/)?(.*)$/, '$1')
+    // just take relative link as absolute link
+    absolutePath = null
+  }
+
+  return {
+    absolutePath,
+    relativePath,
+  }
+}