diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/forms.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/forms.css
index abe65e911..6c4799da3 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/forms.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/forms.css
@@ -653,7 +653,8 @@ body a.tn-link:focus-visible,
 }
 
 body a.tn-link:hover,
-.use-tn-links a:hover {
+.use-tn-links a:hover,
+.use-tn-links a.ck-widget_selected {
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--link-hover-background);
     --background: var(--link-hover-background);
     color: var(--link-hover-color);
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/notes/text.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/notes/text.css
index 82aac0a42..2fe4a00c2 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/notes/text.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/notes/text.css
@@ -670,14 +670,26 @@ html .note-detail-editable-text :not(figure, .include-note, hr):first-child {
     color: var(--main-text-color);
 }
 
+/* Links */
+
+.ck-content a.ck-widget {
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+.ck-content a.ck-widget.ck-widget_selected,
+.ck-content a.ck-link_selected {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--input-focus-outline-color);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+    background: var(--link-hover-background);
+} 
+
 /* Reference link */
 
 .ck-content a.reference-link,
 .ck-content a.reference-link:hover {
     /* Apply underline only to the span inside the link so it can follow the
      * target note's user defined color */
-     outline: none;
-    text-decoration: none;
+     text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 .ck-content a.reference-link > span {