diff --git a/tests/gitlab_types_tests.rs b/tests/gitlab_types_tests.rs
index 113b187..a9c252f 100644
--- a/tests/gitlab_types_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/gitlab_types_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-//! Tests for GitLab API response type deserialization.
-
 use lore::gitlab::types::{
-    GitLabAuthor, GitLabDiscussion, GitLabIssue, GitLabLabelEvent, GitLabLabelRef,
+    GitLabAuthor, GitLabDiscussion, GitLabIssue, GitLabIssueRef, GitLabLabelEvent, GitLabLabelRef,
     GitLabMergeRequest, GitLabMergeRequestRef, GitLabMilestone, GitLabMilestoneEvent,
     GitLabMilestoneRef, GitLabNote, GitLabNotePosition, GitLabReferences, GitLabReviewer,
     GitLabStateEvent,
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ fn handles_diffnote_type() {
 
 #[test]
 fn handles_missing_resolvable_field() {
-    // GitLab API sometimes omits resolvable/resolved fields entirely
     let json = r#"{
         "id": 12345,
         "type": null,
@@ -229,7 +226,6 @@ fn handles_missing_resolvable_field() {
 
     let note: GitLabNote = serde_json::from_str(json).expect("Failed to deserialize note");
 
-    // Should default to false when not present
     assert!(!note.resolvable);
     assert!(!note.resolved);
 }
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ fn deserializes_system_note() {
 
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_note_position_with_partial_fields() {
-    // DiffNote position can have partial data (e.g., new file with no old_path)
     let json = r#"{
         "old_path": null,
         "new_path": "src/new_file.rs",
@@ -403,8 +398,6 @@ fn deserializes_gitlab_milestone() {
     assert_eq!(milestone.due_date, Some("2024-04-01".to_string()));
 }
 
-// === Checkpoint 2: Merge Request type tests ===
-
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_from_fixture() {
     let json = include_str!("fixtures/gitlab_merge_request.json");
@@ -449,7 +442,6 @@ fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_with_references() {
 
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_minimal() {
-    // Test with minimal fields (no optional ones)
     let json = r#"{
         "id": 1,
         "iid": 1,
@@ -509,7 +501,6 @@ fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_with_draft() {
 
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_with_work_in_progress_fallback() {
-    // Older GitLab instances use work_in_progress instead of draft
     let json = r#"{
         "id": 1,
         "iid": 1,
@@ -528,13 +519,11 @@ fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_with_work_in_progress_fallback() {
     let mr: GitLabMergeRequest = serde_json::from_str(json).expect("Failed to deserialize WIP MR");
 
     assert!(mr.work_in_progress);
-    // draft defaults to false when not present
     assert!(!mr.draft);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_gitlab_merge_request_with_locked_state() {
-    // locked is a transitional state during merge
     let json = r#"{
         "id": 1,
         "iid": 1,
@@ -640,8 +629,6 @@ fn deserializes_diffnote_position_with_line_range() {
     assert_eq!(range.end_line(), Some(15));
 }
 
-// === Resource Event type tests ===
-
 #[test]
 fn deserializes_state_event_closed_by_mr() {
     let json = r#"{
@@ -896,3 +883,60 @@ fn deserializes_milestone_ref() {
     assert_eq!(ms_ref.iid, 5);
     assert_eq!(ms_ref.title, "v1.0");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn deserializes_gitlab_issue_ref() {
+    let json = r#"{
+        "id": 5001,
+        "iid": 42,
+        "project_id": 100,
+        "title": "Fix authentication bug",
+        "state": "opened",
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/group/project/-/issues/42"
+    }"#;
+
+    let issue_ref: GitLabIssueRef =
+        serde_json::from_str(json).expect("Failed to deserialize issue ref");
+
+    assert_eq!(issue_ref.id, 5001);
+    assert_eq!(issue_ref.iid, 42);
+    assert_eq!(issue_ref.project_id, 100);
+    assert_eq!(issue_ref.title, "Fix authentication bug");
+    assert_eq!(issue_ref.state, "opened");
+    assert_eq!(
+        issue_ref.web_url,
+        "https://gitlab.example.com/group/project/-/issues/42"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn deserializes_gitlab_issue_ref_array() {
+    let json = r#"[
+        {
+            "id": 5001,
+            "iid": 42,
+            "project_id": 100,
+            "title": "Issue one",
+            "state": "opened",
+            "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/issues/42"
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 5002,
+            "iid": 43,
+            "project_id": 200,
+            "title": "Issue two from another project",
+            "state": "closed",
+            "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/issues/43"
+        }
+    ]"#;
+
+    let refs: Vec<GitLabIssueRef> =
+        serde_json::from_str(json).expect("Failed to deserialize issue ref array");
+
+    assert_eq!(refs.len(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(refs[0].iid, 42);
+    assert_eq!(refs[0].project_id, 100);
+    assert_eq!(refs[1].iid, 43);
+    assert_eq!(refs[1].project_id, 200);
+    assert_eq!(refs[1].state, "closed");
+}