diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/common/schema/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/common/schema/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies.ts
index e51654d9e..361b8b865 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/common/schema/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/common/schema/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const $ref3RequestBodiesLint: LinterMeta = {
     {
       targets: [{ path: '$ref' }],
       function: 'apilintValueRegex',
-      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/schemas).*$'],
+      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/schemas)(#/).*$'],
     },
   ],
   marker: 'value',
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/$ref-3-0--header.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/$ref-3-0--header.ts
index fc0a9d7f3..2760945d8 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/$ref-3-0--header.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/$ref-3-0--header.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const $ref3HeaderNamingLint: LinterMeta = {
     {
       targets: [{ path: '$ref' }],
       function: 'apilintValueRegex',
-      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/headers).*$'],
+      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/headers)(#/).*$'],
     },
   ],
   marker: 'value',
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/parameter/lint/$ref-3-0--parameter.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/parameter/lint/$ref-3-0--parameter.ts
index ef82446f2..fc0f0d091 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/parameter/lint/$ref-3-0--parameter.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/parameter/lint/$ref-3-0--parameter.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ const $ref3ParameterNamingLint: LinterMeta = {
       function: 'parentExistFields',
       params: [['paths']],
     },
+    {
+      targets: [{ path: '$ref' }],
+      function: 'apilintValueRegex',
+      params: ['^(#/).*$'],
+    },
   ],
   data: {},
   targetSpecs: OpenAPI30,
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming-schema.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming-schema.ts
index f45d1560a..1a4753464 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming-schema.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const $ref3RequestBodiesNamingSchemaLint: LinterMeta = {
     {
       targets: [{ path: '$ref' }],
       function: 'apilintValueRegex',
-      params: ['^(.*#/components/schemas).*$'],
+      params: ['^(.*#/components/schemas)(?!#/).*$'],
     },
   ],
   marker: 'value',
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming.ts
index 734be287c..cf34c047e 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/request-body/lint/$ref-3-0--request-bodies-naming.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const $ref3RequestBodiesNamingLint: LinterMeta = {
     {
       targets: [{ path: '$ref' }],
       function: 'apilintValueRegex',
-      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/(requestBodies|schemas)).*$'],
+      params: ['^(?!.*#/components/(requestBodies|schemas))(#/).*$'],
     },
   ],
   marker: 'value',
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-header-external.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-header-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea0845727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-header-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: 'test'
+paths:
+  /foo:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          headers:
+            X-MyHeader:
+              $ref: 'https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs'
+components:
+  headers:
+    MyHeader:
+      description: ID of the user
+      required: true
+      schema:
+        type: string
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-parameter-external.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-parameter-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd778d433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-parameter-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: 'test'
+paths:
+  /foo:
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: 'https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs'
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-external.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9953275d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: 'test'
+paths:
+  /:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: 'test'
+      operationId: myId
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: 'https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs'
+components:
+  requestBodies:
+    MyBody:
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: string
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-external.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6835a2a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: 'test'
+paths:
+  /:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: 'test'
+      operationId: myId
+      requestBody:
+        $ref: 'https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs'
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-schema-external.yaml b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-schema-external.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8f09210f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/fixtures/validation/oas/ref-request-bodies-naming-schema-external.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: 'test'
+paths:
+  /:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: 'test'
+      operationId: myId
+      requestBody:
+        $ref: 'https://api.github.com/users/github/orgs'
+components:
+  requestBodies:
+    MyBody:
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: string
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
index 70b6fa1e8..07ca49108 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/test/validate.ts
@@ -3112,6 +3112,33 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     languageService.terminate();
   });
 
+  it('oas 3.0 / yaml - requestBody $refs must point to a position where can be legally placed should not be reported against external refs', async function () {
+    const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
+      comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      maxNumberOfProblems: 100,
+      relatedInformation: false,
+    };
+
+    const spec = fs
+      .readFileSync(
+        path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'validation', 'oas', 'ref-request-bodies-external.yaml'),
+      )
+      .toString();
+    const doc: TextDocument = TextDocument.create(
+      'foo://bar/ref-request-bodies-external.yaml',
+      'yaml',
+      0,
+      spec,
+    );
+
+    const languageService: LanguageService = getLanguageService(contextNoSchema);
+
+    const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+
+    languageService.terminate();
+  });
+
   it('oas 3.0 / yaml - requestBody $refs must point to a position naming', async function () {
     const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
       comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
@@ -3168,6 +3195,40 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     languageService.terminate();
   });
 
+  it('oas 3.0 / yaml - requestBody $refs must point to a position naming should not be reported against external refs', async function () {
+    const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
+      comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      maxNumberOfProblems: 100,
+      relatedInformation: false,
+    };
+
+    const spec = fs
+      .readFileSync(
+        path.join(
+          __dirname,
+          'fixtures',
+          'validation',
+          'oas',
+          'ref-request-bodies-naming-external.yaml',
+        ),
+      )
+      .toString();
+    const doc: TextDocument = TextDocument.create(
+      'foo://bar/ref-request-bodies-naming-external.yaml',
+      'yaml',
+      0,
+      spec,
+    );
+
+    const languageService: LanguageService = getLanguageService(contextNoSchema);
+
+    const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+
+    languageService.terminate();
+  });
+
   it('oas 3.0 / yaml - requestBody $refs must point to a position naming schema', async function () {
     const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
       comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
@@ -3230,6 +3291,39 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     languageService.terminate();
   });
 
+  it('oas 3.0 / yaml - requestBody $refs must point to a position naming schema should not be reported against external refs', async function () {
+    const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
+      comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      maxNumberOfProblems: 100,
+      relatedInformation: false,
+    };
+
+    const spec = fs
+      .readFileSync(
+        path.join(
+          __dirname,
+          'fixtures',
+          'validation',
+          'oas',
+          'ref-request-bodies-naming-schema-external.yaml',
+        ),
+      )
+      .toString();
+    const doc: TextDocument = TextDocument.create(
+      'foo://bar/ref-request-bodies-naming-schema-external.yaml',
+      'yaml',
+      0,
+      spec,
+    );
+
+    const languageService: LanguageService = getLanguageService(contextNoSchema);
+
+    const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+
+    languageService.terminate();
+  });
+
   it('oas 3.0 / yaml - OAS3 header $Ref should point to Header Object', async function () {
     const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
       comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
@@ -3296,6 +3390,33 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     languageService.terminate();
   });
 
+  it('oas 3.0 / yaml - OAS3 header $Ref should point to Header Object should not be reported against external refs', async function () {
+    const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
+      comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      maxNumberOfProblems: 100,
+      relatedInformation: false,
+    };
+
+    const spec = fs
+      .readFileSync(
+        path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'validation', 'oas', 'ref-header-external.yaml'),
+      )
+      .toString();
+    const doc: TextDocument = TextDocument.create(
+      'foo://bar/ref-header-external.yaml',
+      'yaml',
+      0,
+      spec,
+    );
+
+    const languageService: LanguageService = getLanguageService(contextNoSchema);
+    const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+
+    languageService.terminate();
+  });
+
   it('oas 3.0 / yaml - OAS3 parameter $Ref should point to Parameter Object', async function () {
     const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
       comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
@@ -3356,6 +3477,33 @@ describe('apidom-ls-validate', function () {
     languageService.terminate();
   });
 
+  it('oas 3.0 / yaml - OAS3 parameter $Ref should point to Parameter Object should not be reported against external refs', async function () {
+    const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
+      comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      maxNumberOfProblems: 100,
+      relatedInformation: false,
+    };
+
+    const spec = fs
+      .readFileSync(
+        path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'validation', 'oas', 'ref-parameter-external.yaml'),
+      )
+      .toString();
+    const doc: TextDocument = TextDocument.create(
+      'foo://bar/ref-parameter-external.yaml',
+      'yaml',
+      0,
+      spec,
+    );
+
+    const languageService: LanguageService = getLanguageService(contextNoSchema);
+    const result = await languageService.doValidation(doc, validationContext);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(result, []);
+
+    languageService.terminate();
+  });
+
   it('oas / yaml - test editor issue 3626 / inidrect ref', async function () {
     const validationContext: ValidationContext = {
       comments: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,