diff --git a/question/type/match/questiontype.php b/question/type/match/questiontype.php
index 02840219b2e..dd57e31a45d 100644
--- a/question/type/match/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/match/questiontype.php
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class question_match_qtype extends default_questiontype {
             if ($subquestion->questiontext !== '' && !is_null($subquestion->questiontext)) {
                 // Subquestion text:
                 $a = new stdClass;
-                $text = quiz_rewrite_question_urls($subquestion->questiontext, 'pluginfile.php', $context->id, 'qtype_match', 'subquestion', array($state->attempt, $state->question), $subquestion->id);
+                $text = $this->format_subquestion_text($subquestion, $state, $context);
                 $a->text = $this->format_text($text, $subquestion->questiontextformat, $cmoptions);
 
                 // Drop-down list:
@@ -329,6 +329,19 @@ class question_match_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         include("$CFG->dirroot/question/type/match/display.html");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Prepare the text of a subquestion for output.
+     * @param object $subquestion
+     * @param object $state
+     * @param object $context
+     * @return string html fragment.
+     */
+    function format_subquestion_text($subquestion, $state, $context) {
+        return quiz_rewrite_question_urls($subquestion->questiontext, 'pluginfile.php',
+                $context->id, 'qtype_match', 'subquestion',
+                array($state->attempt, $state->question), $subquestion->id);
+    }
+
     function grade_responses(&$question, &$state, $cmoptions) {
         $subquestions = &$state->options->subquestions;
         $responses    = &$state->responses;
diff --git a/question/type/randomsamatch/questiontype.php b/question/type/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
index 0bb2aa89648..0fe6565c6ee 100644
--- a/question/type/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/randomsamatch/questiontype.php
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ class question_randomsamatch_qtype extends question_match_qtype {
     function get_random_guess_score($question) {
         return 1/$question->options->choose;
     }
+
+    function format_subquestion_text($subquestion, $state, $context) {
+        return quiz_rewrite_question_urls($subquestion->questiontext, 'pluginfile.php',
+                $context->id, 'question', 'questiontext',
+                array($state->attempt, $state->question), $subquestion->id);
+    }
 }
 
 //// END OF CLASS ////