diff --git a/tests/test_thread_tree.py b/tests/test_thread_tree.py
index fd015c96..55b8d40a 100644
--- a/tests/test_thread_tree.py
+++ b/tests/test_thread_tree.py
@@ -202,3 +202,15 @@ def test_incorrect_statistics_types_are_unknown_not_coerced_into_counts(count, c
     )
     assert '>回复数未知</span>' in page and '>浏览量未知</span>' in page
     assert '>-1 条回复</span>' not in page and '>1 浏览</span>' not in page
+
+
+def test_latest_visible_parent_navigation_is_not_a_child_parent_link():
+    # Fixed page order: the branch is visible and latest; its child is off-page.
+    sibling, branch = post(3, 1), post(2, 1)
+    sibling['created_at'] = '2026-10-04T10:00:00Z'
+    branch['created_at'] = '2026-10-04T10:20:00Z'
+    fragment = thread_fragment_html([sibling, branch], {'root': key(1)})
+    assert f'id="reply-{key(2)}"' in fragment
+    assert f'id="reply-{key(4)}"' not in fragment
+    assert f'<a class="thread-control" href="#reply-{key(2)}">最新回复</a>' in fragment
+    assert f'<a class="thread-parent" href="#reply-{key(2)}"' not in fragment
diff --git a/tests/test_thread_tree_http.py b/tests/test_thread_tree_http.py
index 35a011d5..7ecaa119 100644
--- a/tests/test_thread_tree_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_thread_tree_http.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ async def write(operation, arguments):
         # Equal timestamps are ordered by resource ID, not creation order.
         branch_present = f'id="reply-{hex_id(branch.id)}"' in continuation.text
         child_present = f'id="reply-{hex_id(child.id)}"' in continuation.text
-        assert (f'href="#reply-{hex_id(branch.id)}"' in continuation.text) == (
-            branch_present and child_present
-        )
+        assert (
+            f'<a class="thread-parent" href="#reply-{hex_id(branch.id)}"' in continuation.text
+        ) == (branch_present and child_present)
         assert (await http.get(path)).json() == full.json()
         async with app.metadata.transaction(write=True) as tx:
             parent = await tx.resource(branch.id)