diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/svg_runtime/builders.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/svg_runtime/builders.rs
index a3361f6600..d661cb2564 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/svg_runtime/builders.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/svg_runtime/builders.rs
@@ -2151,9 +2151,20 @@ pub(super) fn svg_owner_attribute_value<'s>(
     attribute: &str,
 ) -> Option<String> {
     let (runtime_ptr, handle) =
-        crate::native_bridge::node_runtime_and_handle_from_object(scope, owner).ok()?;
-    let runtime = unsafe { &mut *runtime_ptr };
-    runtime.dom_host().get_attribute(handle, attribute)
+        crate::native_bridge::node_runtime_and_handle_from_object_or_detached(scope, owner).ok()?;
+    let runtime = unsafe { &*runtime_ptr };
+    if attribute != "href" {
+        return runtime.dom_host().get_attribute(handle, attribute);
+    }
+    let value = runtime.dom_host().get_attribute_ns(handle, None, attribute);
+    if value.is_some() {
+        return value;
+    }
+    runtime.dom_host().get_attribute_ns(
+        handle,
+        Some(crate::native_bridge::document::XLINK_NS),
+        attribute,
+    )
 }
 
 pub(super) fn parse_svg_length_value(raw: &str) -> Option<SvgParsedLength> {
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/document.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/document.rs
index 84ffd81ea5..0f660a477f 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/document.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/document.rs
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ pub(in crate::native_bridge::document) use structure::set_document_body_for_nati
 
 pub(crate) const XHTML_NS: &str = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";
 pub(crate) const SVG_NS: &str = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+pub(crate) const XLINK_NS: &str = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(u32)]
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/trusted_types.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/trusted_types.rs
index 2f1b46464b..59cb15dd4c 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/trusted_types.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/element/trusted_types.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,21 @@ pub(in crate::native_bridge) fn trusted_attribute_string_value<'s>(
     )
 }
 
+fn svg_animated_string_attribute_namespace(
+    runtime: &JsContextHost,
+    handle: DomHandle,
+    attribute: &str,
+) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    (attribute == "href"
+        && !runtime.dom_host().has_attribute_ns(handle, None, attribute)
+        && runtime.dom_host().has_attribute_ns(
+            handle,
+            Some(crate::native_bridge::document::XLINK_NS),
+            attribute,
+        ))
+    .then_some(crate::native_bridge::document::XLINK_NS)
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn set_svg_animated_string_base_value<'s>(
     scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'s, '_>,
     owner: v8::Local<'s, v8::Object>,
@@ -351,17 +366,43 @@ pub(crate) fn set_svg_animated_string_base_value<'s>(
     value: v8::Local<'s, v8::Value>,
 ) -> Option<String> {
     let (runtime_ptr, handle) =
-        crate::native_bridge::node_runtime_and_handle_from_object(scope, owner).ok()?;
+        crate::native_bridge::node_runtime_and_handle_from_object_or_detached(scope, owner).ok()?;
+    let namespace =
+        svg_animated_string_attribute_namespace(unsafe { &*runtime_ptr }, handle, attribute);
     let value = trusted_attribute_value_string(
         scope,
         Some((runtime_ptr, handle)),
-        None,
+        namespace,
         attribute,
         value,
         TrustedAttributeSetter::SvgAnimatedStringBaseVal,
     )?;
-    let _ =
-        unsafe { &mut *runtime_ptr }.set_attribute(scope, runtime_ptr, handle, attribute, &value);
+    let namespace =
+        svg_animated_string_attribute_namespace(unsafe { &*runtime_ptr }, handle, attribute);
+    if attribute == "href" {
+        let _ = unsafe { &mut *runtime_ptr }.set_attribute_ns(
+            scope,
+            runtime_ptr,
+            handle,
+            namespace,
+            namespace.map(|_| "xlink"),
+            attribute,
+            if namespace.is_some() {
+                "xlink:href"
+            } else {
+                attribute
+            },
+            &value,
+        );
+    } else {
+        let _ = unsafe { &mut *runtime_ptr }.set_attribute(
+            scope,
+            runtime_ptr,
+            handle,
+            attribute,
+            &value,
+        );
+    }
     Some(value)
 }
 
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/dom_surface/extracted/dom_interfaces_and_collections.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/dom_surface/extracted/dom_interfaces_and_collections.rs
index d8c89c0faa..4df8ce801d 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/dom_surface/extracted/dom_interfaces_and_collections.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/dom_elements/dom_surface/extracted/dom_interfaces_and_collections.rs
@@ -2934,3 +2934,86 @@ fn svg_svg_element_deselect_all_clears_the_owner_document_selection() {
 
     assert_eq!(result, "ok");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_href_animated_string_prefers_href_and_falls_back_to_xlink_href() {
+    let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://svg-href-reflection.test/");
+
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"
+            (() => {
+              const assert = (condition, message) => {
+                if (!condition) throw new Error(message);
+              };
+              const svg = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+              const xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink";
+              const unrelated = "https://namespaced-href.test/";
+              const exercise = ownerDocument => {
+                const anchor = ownerDocument.createElementNS(svg, "a");
+                const href = anchor.href;
+                assert(href === anchor.href, "href is SameObject");
+
+                anchor.setAttributeNS(xlink, "href", "xlink-unprefixed");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "xlink-unprefixed", "unprefixed XLink fallback");
+                assert(href.animVal === "xlink-unprefixed", "XLink animVal fallback");
+                href.baseVal = "xlink-updated";
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(xlink, "href") === "xlink-updated",
+                  "baseVal updates the XLink attribute");
+                assert(!anchor.hasAttributeNS(null, "href"),
+                  "XLink update does not create href");
+
+                anchor.setAttributeNS(null, "href", "preferred");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "preferred", "href wins regardless of insertion order");
+                href.baseVal = "preferred-updated";
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(null, "href") === "preferred-updated",
+                  "baseVal updates preferred href");
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(xlink, "href") === "xlink-updated",
+                  "preferred href leaves XLink unchanged");
+
+                anchor.removeAttributeNS(null, "href");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "xlink-updated", "removing href restores fallback");
+                anchor.removeAttributeNS(xlink, "href");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "" && href.animVal === "", "removing fallback resets values");
+
+                anchor.setAttributeNS(xlink, "xlink:href", "xlink-prefixed");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "xlink-prefixed", "prefixed XLink fallback");
+                href.baseVal = "xlink-prefixed-updated";
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(xlink, "href") === "xlink-prefixed-updated",
+                  "baseVal updates prefixed XLink attribute");
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNames().includes("xlink:href"),
+                  "baseVal preserves the XLink prefix");
+
+                anchor.removeAttributeNS(xlink, "href");
+                anchor.setAttributeNS(unrelated, "href", "unrelated");
+                assert(href.baseVal === "", "unrelated namespaced href is ignored");
+                href.baseVal = "created";
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(null, "href") === "created",
+                  "baseVal creates an unnamespaced href");
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(unrelated, "href") === "unrelated",
+                  "baseVal leaves unrelated namespaced href unchanged");
+
+                anchor.removeAttributeNS(null, "href");
+                anchor.setAttributeNS(xlink, "xlink:href", "side-effect-fallback");
+                href.baseVal = {
+                  toString() {
+                    anchor.setAttributeNS(null, "href", "created-during-conversion");
+                    return "converted";
+                  }
+                };
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(null, "href") === "converted",
+                  "baseVal chooses its backing attribute after value conversion");
+                assert(anchor.getAttributeNS(xlink, "href") === "side-effect-fallback",
+                  "conversion-created href leaves XLink fallback unchanged");
+              };
+
+              exercise(document);
+              exercise(document.implementation.createHTMLDocument(""));
+              return "ok";
+            })()
+            "#,
+        )
+        .expect("SVG href reflection should evaluate");
+
+    assert_eq!(result, "ok");
+}