diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index caea8eadd18..75d4fc8c1c5 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Issue < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def moved?
-    !moved_to.nil?
+    !moved_to_id.nil?
   end
 
   def can_move?(user, to_project = nil)
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/66264-moved-issue-reference.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/66264-moved-issue-reference.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5876e9bbf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/66264-moved-issue-reference.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Use moved instead of closed in issue references
+merge_request: 32277
+author: juliette-derancourt
+type: changed
diff --git a/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter.rb
index 8e2358694d4..9dfd77b1759 100644
--- a/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module Banzai
           next if !can_read_cross_project? && cross_reference?(issuable)
 
           if VISIBLE_STATES.include?(issuable.state) && issuable_reference?(node.inner_html, issuable)
-            node.content += " (#{issuable.state})"
+            state = moved_issue?(issuable) ? s_("IssuableStatus|moved") : issuable.state
+            node.content += " (#{state})"
           end
         end
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ module Banzai
 
       private
 
+      def moved_issue?(issuable)
+        issuable.instance_of?(Issue) && issuable.moved?
+      end
+
       def issuable_reference?(text, issuable)
         CGI.unescapeHTML(text) == issuable.reference_link_text(project || group)
       end
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 705c2921298..49de7787151 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -6191,6 +6191,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "IssuableStatus|Closed (%{moved_link_start}moved%{moved_link_end})"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "IssuableStatus|moved"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Issue"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter_spec.rb
index 9f6dcded56f..cb431df7551 100644
--- a/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/banzai/filter/issuable_state_filter_spec.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ describe Banzai::Filter::IssuableStateFilter do
 
       expect(doc.css('a').last.text).to eq("#{closed_issue.to_reference} (closed)")
     end
+
+    it 'appends state to moved issue references' do
+      moved_issue = create(:issue, :closed, project: project, moved_to: create_issue(:opened))
+      link = create_link(moved_issue.to_reference, issue: moved_issue.id, reference_type: 'issue')
+      doc = filter(link, context)
+
+      expect(doc.css('a').last.text).to eq("#{moved_issue.to_reference} (moved)")
+    end
   end
 
   context 'for merge request references' do