diff --git a/app/models/work_package/semantic_identifier.rb b/app/models/work_package/semantic_identifier.rb
index b8b728a9069..43c9769d59e 100644
--- a/app/models/work_package/semantic_identifier.rb
+++ b/app/models/work_package/semantic_identifier.rb
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ module WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier
   # Returns formatted value for inline UI display.
   #   * Semantic mode: "PROJ-42" (no prefix — self-describing)
   #   * Classic mode: "#42" (hash-prefixed)
-  def self.with_hash_prefix(value)
-    value.is_a?(String) && value.match?(/[A-Za-z]/) ? value : "##{value}"
+  def self.format_display_id(display_id)
+    display_id.is_a?(String) && display_id.match?(/[A-Za-z]/) ? display_id : "##{display_id}"
   end
 
   # Returns the user-facing identifier for this work package.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ module WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier
   # Semantic mode: "PROJ-42" (no prefix — self-describing)
   # Classic mode: "#42" (hash-prefixed)
   def formatted_id
-    WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier.with_hash_prefix(display_id)
+    WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier.format_display_id(display_id)
   end
 
   # Override ActiveRecord's default `to_param` so Rails URL helpers
diff --git a/lib/open_project/text_formatting/matchers/link_handlers/work_packages.rb b/lib/open_project/text_formatting/matchers/link_handlers/work_packages.rb
index 99a275fef29..8d2c856720c 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/text_formatting/matchers/link_handlers/work_packages.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/text_formatting/matchers/link_handlers/work_packages.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module OpenProject::TextFormatting::Matchers
       def render_work_package_macro(work_package:, fallback_id:, detailed: false)
         id = work_package&.id || fallback_id
         display_id = work_package&.display_id || fallback_id
-        label = WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier.with_hash_prefix(display_id)
+        label = WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier.format_display_id(display_id)
 
         return label if text_only?(work_package)
         return render_static_work_package_macro(work_package, label, detailed:) if context[:static_html]
diff --git a/spec/models/work_package/semantic_identifier_spec.rb b/spec/models/work_package/semantic_identifier_spec.rb
index cbd8a35731e..c07349d42c1 100644
--- a/spec/models/work_package/semantic_identifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/work_package/semantic_identifier_spec.rb
@@ -606,17 +606,17 @@ RSpec.describe WorkPackage::SemanticIdentifier do
     end
   end
 
-  describe ".format" do
+  describe ".format_display_id" do
     it "returns the semantic identifier unchanged when it carries letters" do
-      expect(described_class.format("MYPROJ-1")).to eq("MYPROJ-1")
+      expect(described_class.format_display_id("MYPROJ-1")).to eq("MYPROJ-1")
     end
 
     it "hash-prefixes a numeric integer" do
-      expect(described_class.format(42)).to eq("#42")
+      expect(described_class.format_display_id(42)).to eq("#42")
     end
 
     it "hash-prefixes a numeric string" do
-      expect(described_class.format("42")).to eq("#42")
+      expect(described_class.format_display_id("42")).to eq("#42")
     end
   end