diff --git a/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js b/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
index bbd526cb9ff..23d3d85a533 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
@@ -66,13 +66,17 @@ export const parseDeepLinkHash = (rawHash) => ({ layoutActions, layoutSelectors,
       hash = hash.slice(1)
     }
 
-    if(hash[0] === "/") {
-      // "/pet/addPet" => "pet/addPet"
-      // makes the split result cleaner
-      // also handles forgotten leading slash
-      hash = hash.slice(1)
+    if(hash[0] !== "/") {
+      // Hash is not a Swagger UI deep link (which are always rooted at "/").
+      // Treat it as an external/native anchor (e.g. "#model-Category") and
+      // leave the browser to handle scrolling. See #10527.
+      return
     }
 
+    // "/pet/addPet" => "pet/addPet"
+    // makes the split result cleaner
+    hash = hash.slice(1)
+
     const hashArray = hash.split("/").map(val => (val || ""))
 
     const isShownKey = layoutSelectors.isShownKeyFromUrlHashArray(hashArray)
diff --git a/test/e2e-cypress/e2e/bugs/10527.cy.js b/test/e2e-cypress/e2e/bugs/10527.cy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92296eae183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e-cypress/e2e/bugs/10527.cy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+describe("#10527: External links to swagger-ui anchors don't work", () => {
+  const baseUrl = "/?deepLinking=true&url=/documents/bugs/10527.yaml"
+
+  it("should not rewrite a hash anchor that targets a Model panel id", () => {
+    cy.visit(`${baseUrl}#model-Category`)
+      // give the deep-linking parser a chance to run
+      .get("#model-Category")
+      .should("exist")
+    cy.location().should((loc) => {
+      expect(loc.hash).to.eq("#model-Category")
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("should still expand a deep-link rooted at '/' for an operation", () => {
+    cy.visit(`${baseUrl}#/pets/listPets`)
+      .get("#operations-pets-listPets.is-open")
+      .should("exist")
+    cy.location().should((loc) => {
+      expect(loc.hash).to.eq("#/pets/listPets")
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/e2e-cypress/static/documents/bugs/10527.yaml b/test/e2e-cypress/static/documents/bugs/10527.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5247bbd4923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e-cypress/static/documents/bugs/10527.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+openapi: "3.0.4"
+info:
+  title: Bug 10527 - external anchors should not be rewritten as deep links
+  version: "1.0"
+paths:
+  /pets:
+    get:
+      operationId: "listPets"
+      tags: ["pets"]
+      summary: list pets
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Pet"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Pet:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+        name:
+          type: string
+    Category:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+        name:
+          type: string
diff --git a/test/unit/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js b/test/unit/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..155b407d4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/core/plugins/deep-linking/layout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/**
+ * @prettier
+ */
+
+import { parseDeepLinkHash } from "core/plugins/deep-linking/layout"
+
+describe("deep-linking plugin - parseDeepLinkHash", () => {
+  const makeSystem = ({ deepLinking = true } = {}) => {
+    const show = jest.fn()
+    const scrollTo = jest.fn()
+    return {
+      system: {
+        getConfigs: () => ({ deepLinking }),
+        layoutActions: { show, scrollTo },
+        layoutSelectors: {
+          isShownKeyFromUrlHashArray: (hashArray) => {
+            const [tag, operationId] = hashArray
+            if (operationId) {
+              return ["operations", tag, operationId]
+            } else if (tag) {
+              return ["operations-tag", tag]
+            }
+            return []
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      show,
+      scrollTo,
+    }
+  }
+
+  it("does not parse the hash when deepLinking is disabled", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem({ deepLinking: false })
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#/myTag/myOperation")(system)
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(scrollTo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("does nothing when the hash is empty", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("")(system)
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(scrollTo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("expands a tag deep link rooted at '/'", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#/myTag")(system)
+    expect(show).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(["operations-tag", "myTag"], true)
+    expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["operations-tag", "myTag"])
+  })
+
+  it("expands an operation deep link rooted at '/'", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#/myTag/myOperation")(system)
+    expect(show).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["operations-tag", "myTag"], true)
+    expect(show).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      ["operations", "myTag", "myOperation"],
+      true
+    )
+    expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      "operations",
+      "myTag",
+      "myOperation",
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("expands a deep link with the legacy '!/' shebang prefix", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#!/myTag/myOperation")(system)
+    expect(show).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      ["operations", "myTag", "myOperation"],
+      true
+    )
+    expect(scrollTo).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      "operations",
+      "myTag",
+      "myOperation",
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it("ignores a native anchor hash that is not rooted at '/' (regression for #10527)", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#model-Category")(system)
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(scrollTo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("ignores a single-token hash that is not rooted at '/' (regression for #10527)", () => {
+    const { system, show, scrollTo } = makeSystem()
+    parseDeepLinkHash("#some-section")(system)
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(scrollTo).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})