diff --git a/src/core/catalog.js b/src/core/catalog.js
index 0fb4eb115..66a26a2ed 100644
--- a/src/core/catalog.js
+++ b/src/core/catalog.js
@@ -14,15 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  collectActions,
-  isNumberArray,
-  MissingDataException,
-  PDF_VERSION_REGEXP,
-  recoverJsURL,
-  toRomanNumerals,
-  XRefEntryException,
-} from "./core_utils.js";
-import {
+  _isValidExplicitDest,
   createValidAbsoluteUrl,
   DocumentActionEventType,
   FormatError,
@@ -34,6 +26,15 @@ import {
   stringToUTF8String,
   warn,
 } from "../shared/util.js";
+import {
+  collectActions,
+  isNumberArray,
+  MissingDataException,
+  PDF_VERSION_REGEXP,
+  recoverJsURL,
+  toRomanNumerals,
+  XRefEntryException,
+} from "./core_utils.js";
 import {
   Dict,
   isDict,
@@ -53,52 +54,13 @@ import { FileSpec } from "./file_spec.js";
 import { MetadataParser } from "./metadata_parser.js";
 import { StructTreeRoot } from "./struct_tree.js";
 
-function isValidExplicitDest(dest) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(dest) || dest.length < 2) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const [page, zoom, ...args] = dest;
-  if (!(page instanceof Ref) && !Number.isInteger(page)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!(zoom instanceof Name)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const argsLen = args.length;
-  let allowNull = true;
-  switch (zoom.name) {
-    case "XYZ":
-      if (argsLen < 2 || argsLen > 3) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      break;
-    case "Fit":
-    case "FitB":
-      return argsLen === 0;
-    case "FitH":
-    case "FitBH":
-    case "FitV":
-    case "FitBV":
-      if (argsLen > 1) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      break;
-    case "FitR":
-      if (argsLen !== 4) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      allowNull = false;
-      break;
-    default:
-      return false;
-  }
-  for (const arg of args) {
-    if (!(typeof arg === "number" || (allowNull && arg === null))) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  return true;
-}
+const isRef = v => v instanceof Ref;
+
+const isValidExplicitDest = _isValidExplicitDest.bind(
+  null,
+  /* validRef = */ isRef,
+  /* validName = */ isName
+);
 
 function fetchDest(dest) {
   if (dest instanceof Dict) {
diff --git a/src/display/api.js b/src/display/api.js
index 94572164f..0ca74fe8e 100644
--- a/src/display/api.js
+++ b/src/display/api.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  _isValidExplicitDest,
   AbortException,
   AnnotationMode,
   assert,
@@ -595,15 +596,20 @@ function getFactoryUrlProp(val) {
   throw new Error(`Invalid factory url: "${val}" must include trailing slash.`);
 }
 
-function isRefProxy(ref) {
-  return (
-    typeof ref === "object" &&
-    Number.isInteger(ref?.num) &&
-    ref.num >= 0 &&
-    Number.isInteger(ref?.gen) &&
-    ref.gen >= 0
-  );
-}
+const isRefProxy = v =>
+  typeof v === "object" &&
+  Number.isInteger(v?.num) &&
+  v.num >= 0 &&
+  Number.isInteger(v?.gen) &&
+  v.gen >= 0;
+
+const isNameProxy = v => typeof v === "object" && typeof v?.name === "string";
+
+const isValidExplicitDest = _isValidExplicitDest.bind(
+  null,
+  /* validRef = */ isRefProxy,
+  /* validName = */ isNameProxy
+);
 
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} OnProgressParameters
@@ -3485,6 +3491,7 @@ const build =
 export {
   build,
   getDocument,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   LoopbackPort,
   PDFDataRangeTransport,
   PDFDocumentLoadingTask,
diff --git a/src/pdf.js b/src/pdf.js
index 351e5cfed..eea401cd6 100644
--- a/src/pdf.js
+++ b/src/pdf.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 import {
   build,
   getDocument,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   PDFDataRangeTransport,
   PDFWorker,
   version,
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export {
   InvalidPDFException,
   isDataScheme,
   isPdfFile,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   noContextMenu,
   normalizeUnicode,
   OPS,
diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index baf53a1b0..5775c0d4b 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -1080,6 +1080,54 @@ function getUuid() {
 
 const AnnotationPrefix = "pdfjs_internal_id_";
 
+function _isValidExplicitDest(validRef, validName, dest) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(dest) || dest.length < 2) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const [page, zoom, ...args] = dest;
+  if (!validRef(page) && !Number.isInteger(page)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!validName(zoom)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const argsLen = args.length;
+  let allowNull = true;
+  switch (zoom.name) {
+    case "XYZ":
+      if (argsLen < 2 || argsLen > 3) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      break;
+    case "Fit":
+    case "FitB":
+      return argsLen === 0;
+    case "FitH":
+    case "FitBH":
+    case "FitV":
+    case "FitBV":
+      if (argsLen > 1) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      break;
+    case "FitR":
+      if (argsLen !== 4) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      allowNull = false;
+      break;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+  for (const arg of args) {
+    if (typeof arg === "number" || (allowNull && arg === null)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 // TODO: Remove this once `Uint8Array.prototype.toHex` is generally available.
 function toHexUtil(arr) {
   if (Uint8Array.prototype.toHex) {
@@ -1119,6 +1167,7 @@ if (
 }
 
 export {
+  _isValidExplicitDest,
   AbortException,
   AnnotationActionEventType,
   AnnotationBorderStyleType,
diff --git a/test/unit/pdf_spec.js b/test/unit/pdf_spec.js
index 66b85d4d9..95267085e 100644
--- a/test/unit/pdf_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/pdf_spec.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
 import {
   build,
   getDocument,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   PDFDataRangeTransport,
   PDFWorker,
   version,
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ const expectedAPI = Object.freeze({
   InvalidPDFException,
   isDataScheme,
   isPdfFile,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   noContextMenu,
   normalizeUnicode,
   OPS,
diff --git a/web/pdf_link_service.js b/web/pdf_link_service.js
index 14ffb9c10..e22243639 100644
--- a/web/pdf_link_service.js
+++ b/web/pdf_link_service.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 /** @typedef {import("./event_utils").EventBus} EventBus */
 /** @typedef {import("./interfaces").IPDFLinkService} IPDFLinkService */
 
+import { isValidExplicitDest } from "pdfjs-lib";
 import { parseQueryString } from "./ui_utils.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_LINK_REL = "noopener noreferrer nofollow";
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ class PDFLinkService {
       }
     } catch {}
 
-    if (typeof dest === "string" || PDFLinkService.#isValidExplicitDest(dest)) {
+    if (typeof dest === "string" || isValidExplicitDest(dest)) {
       this.goToDestination(dest);
       return;
     }
@@ -486,60 +487,6 @@ class PDFLinkService {
       optionalContentConfig
     );
   }
-
-  static #isValidExplicitDest(dest) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(dest) || dest.length < 2) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    const [page, zoom, ...args] = dest;
-    if (
-      !(
-        typeof page === "object" &&
-        Number.isInteger(page?.num) &&
-        Number.isInteger(page?.gen)
-      ) &&
-      !Number.isInteger(page)
-    ) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (!(typeof zoom === "object" && typeof zoom?.name === "string")) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    const argsLen = args.length;
-    let allowNull = true;
-    switch (zoom.name) {
-      case "XYZ":
-        if (argsLen < 2 || argsLen > 3) {
-          return false;
-        }
-        break;
-      case "Fit":
-      case "FitB":
-        return argsLen === 0;
-      case "FitH":
-      case "FitBH":
-      case "FitV":
-      case "FitBV":
-        if (argsLen > 1) {
-          return false;
-        }
-        break;
-      case "FitR":
-        if (argsLen !== 4) {
-          return false;
-        }
-        allowNull = false;
-        break;
-      default:
-        return false;
-    }
-    for (const arg of args) {
-      if (!(typeof arg === "number" || (allowNull && arg === null))) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/web/pdfjs.js b/web/pdfjs.js
index 47739ef52..2c8f7fff7 100644
--- a/web/pdfjs.js
+++ b/web/pdfjs.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const {
   InvalidPDFException,
   isDataScheme,
   isPdfFile,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   noContextMenu,
   normalizeUnicode,
   OPS,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export {
   InvalidPDFException,
   isDataScheme,
   isPdfFile,
+  isValidExplicitDest,
   noContextMenu,
   normalizeUnicode,
   OPS,