diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/affine-text.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/affine-text.ts
index a714669e7d431..5050c4713940e 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/affine-text.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/affine-text.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { AffineTextAttributes } from '../../../extension/index.js';
 export function affineTextStyles(
   props: AffineTextAttributes,
   override?: Readonly<StyleInfo>
-): ReturnType<typeof styleMap> {
+): StyleInfo {
   let textDecorations = '';
   if (props.underline) {
     textDecorations += 'underline';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function affineTextStyles(
     };
   }
 
-  return styleMap({
+  return {
     'font-weight': props.bold ? 'bolder' : 'inherit',
     'font-style': props.italic ? 'italic' : 'normal',
     'background-color': props.background ? props.background : undefined,
@@ -39,26 +39,26 @@ export function affineTextStyles(
     'text-decoration': textDecorations.length > 0 ? textDecorations : 'none',
     ...inlineCodeStyle,
     ...override,
-  });
+  };
 }
 
 export class AffineText extends ShadowlessElement {
   override render() {
     const style = this.delta.attributes
       ? affineTextStyles(this.delta.attributes)
-      : styleMap({});
+      : {};
 
     // we need to avoid \n appearing before and after the span element, which will
     // cause the unexpected space
     if (this.delta.attributes?.code) {
-      return html`<code style=${style}
+      return html`<code style=${styleMap(style)}
         ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
       ></code>`;
     }
 
     // we need to avoid \n appearing before and after the span element, which will
     // cause the unexpected space
-    return html`<span style=${style}
+    return html`<span style=${styleMap(style)}
       ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
     ></span>`;
   }
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/link-node/affine-link.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/link-node/affine-link.ts
index 72f41c0b089cc..735e663548b8f 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/link-node/affine-link.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/link-node/affine-link.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import type { ReferenceInfo, ReferenceParams } from '@blocksuite/affine-model';
 import type { BlockComponent } from '@blocksuite/block-std';
 
+import { ParseDocUrlProvider } from '@blocksuite/affine-shared/services';
 import { BLOCK_ID_ATTR, ShadowlessElement } from '@blocksuite/block-std';
 import {
   type DeltaInsert,
@@ -10,11 +12,13 @@ import {
 import { css, html } from 'lit';
 import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
-import { styleMap } from 'lit/directives/style-map.js';
-
-import type { AffineTextAttributes } from '../../../../extension/index.js';
+import { type StyleInfo, styleMap } from 'lit/directives/style-map.js';
 
 import { HoverController } from '../../../../../hover/index.js';
+import {
+  type AffineTextAttributes,
+  RefNodeSlotsProvider,
+} from '../../../../extension/index.js';
 import { affineTextStyles } from '../affine-text.js';
 import { toggleLinkPopup } from './link-popup/toggle-link-popup.js';
 
@@ -25,6 +29,38 @@ export class AffineLink extends ShadowlessElement {
     }
   `;
 
+  // The link has been identified.
+  private _identified: boolean = false;
+
+  private _onClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (!this._identified) {
+      this._identified = true;
+      this._identify();
+    }
+
+    const referenceInfo = this._referenceInfo;
+    if (!referenceInfo) return;
+
+    const refNodeSlotsProvider = this.std?.getOptional(RefNodeSlotsProvider);
+    if (!refNodeSlotsProvider) return;
+
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    refNodeSlotsProvider.docLinkClicked.emit(referenceInfo);
+  };
+
+  // see https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE/issues/1540
+  private _onMouseUp = () => {
+    const anchorElement = this.querySelector('a');
+    if (!anchorElement || !anchorElement.isContentEditable) return;
+    anchorElement.contentEditable = 'false';
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      anchorElement.removeAttribute('contenteditable');
+    }, 0);
+  };
+
+  private _referenceInfo: ReferenceInfo | null = null;
+
   private _whenHover = new HoverController(
     this,
     ({ abortController }) => {
@@ -80,11 +116,7 @@ export class AffineLink extends ShadowlessElement {
   }
 
   get link() {
-    const link = this.delta.attributes?.link;
-    if (!link) {
-      return '';
-    }
-    return link;
+    return this.delta.attributes?.link ?? '';
   }
 
   get selfInlineRange() {
@@ -97,50 +129,59 @@ export class AffineLink extends ShadowlessElement {
     return std;
   }
 
-  // see https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE/issues/1540
-  private _onMouseUp() {
-    const anchorElement = this.querySelector('a');
-    if (!anchorElement || !anchorElement.isContentEditable) return;
-    anchorElement.contentEditable = 'false';
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      anchorElement.removeAttribute('contenteditable');
-    }, 0);
+  // Identify if url is an in-app link
+  private _identify() {
+    const link = this.link;
+    if (!link) return;
+
+    const result = this.std
+      ?.getOptional(ParseDocUrlProvider)
+      ?.parseDocUrl(link);
+    if (!result) return;
+
+    const { docId: pageId, mode, blockIds, elementIds } = result;
+
+    let params: ReferenceParams | undefined = undefined;
+    if (mode || blockIds?.length || elementIds?.length) {
+      params = { mode, blockIds, elementIds };
+    }
+
+    this._referenceInfo = { pageId, params };
+  }
+
+  private _renderLink(style: StyleInfo) {
+    return html`<a
+      ${ref(this._whenHover.setReference)}
+      href=${this.link}
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      target="_blank"
+      style=${styleMap(style)}
+      @click=${this._onClick}
+      @mouseup=${this._onMouseUp}
+      ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
+    ></a>`;
   }
 
   override render() {
-    const linkStyles = {
+    const linkStyle = {
       color: 'var(--affine-link-color)',
       fill: 'var(--affine-link-color)',
       'text-decoration': 'none',
       cursor: 'pointer',
     };
+
     if (this.delta.attributes && this.delta.attributes?.code) {
       const codeStyle = affineTextStyles(this.delta.attributes);
-      return html`<code style=${codeStyle}
-        ><a
-      ${ref(this._whenHover.setReference)}
-      href=${this.link}
-      style=${styleMap(linkStyles)}
-      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-      target="_blank"
-      @mouseup=${this._onMouseUp}
-      ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
-    ></a></v-text></code>`;
+      return html`<code style=${styleMap(codeStyle)}>
+        ${this._renderLink(linkStyle)}
+      </code>`;
     }
 
-    const styles = this.delta.attributes
-      ? affineTextStyles(this.delta.attributes, linkStyles)
-      : styleMap({});
+    const style = this.delta.attributes
+      ? affineTextStyles(this.delta.attributes, linkStyle)
+      : {};
 
-    return html`<a
-      ${ref(this._whenHover.setReference)}
-      href=${this.link}
-      rel="noopener noreferrer"
-      target="_blank"
-      style=${styles}
-      @mouseup=${this._onMouseUp}
-      ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
-    ></a>`;
+    return this._renderLink(style);
   }
 
   @property({ type: Object })
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
index 9ec987a50b529..a219179edc9c4 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { ReferenceInfo } from '@blocksuite/affine-model';
 import type { Doc, DocMeta } from '@blocksuite/store';
 
-import { getModelByElement } from '@blocksuite/affine-shared/utils';
 import {
   BLOCK_ID_ATTR,
   type BlockComponent,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import { css, html, nothing } from 'lit';
 import { property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { choose } from 'lit/directives/choose.js';
 import { ref } from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
+import { styleMap } from 'lit/directives/style-map.js';
 
 import type { ReferenceNodeConfigProvider } from './reference-config.js';
 
@@ -70,18 +70,12 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
     }
   `;
 
-  private _refAttribute: NonNullable<AffineTextAttributes['reference']> = {
-    type: 'LinkedPage',
-    pageId: '0',
-  };
-
   private _updateRefMeta = (doc: Doc) => {
     const refAttribute = this.delta.attributes?.reference;
     if (!refAttribute) {
       return;
     }
 
-    this._refAttribute = refAttribute;
     const refMeta = doc.collection.meta.docMetas.find(
       doc => doc.id === refAttribute.pageId
     );
@@ -166,8 +160,8 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
 
   get referenceInfo(): ReferenceInfo {
     const reference = this.delta.attributes?.reference;
-    const id = this.doc?.id;
-    if (!reference) return { pageId: id ?? '' };
+    const id = this.doc?.id ?? '';
+    if (!reference) return { pageId: id };
 
     const { pageId, params } = reference;
     const info: ReferenceInfo = { pageId };
@@ -199,22 +193,9 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
 
   private _onClick() {
     if (!this.config.interactable) return;
-
-    const refMeta = this.refMeta;
-    const model = getModelByElement(this);
-    if (!refMeta) {
-      // The doc is deleted
-      console.warn('The doc is deleted', this._refAttribute.pageId);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!model || refMeta.id === model.doc.id) {
-      // the doc is the current doc.
-      return;
-    }
-    const targetDocId = refMeta.id;
     this.std
       .getOptional(RefNodeSlotsProvider)
-      ?.docLinkClicked.emit({ pageId: targetDocId });
+      ?.docLinkClicked.emit(this.referenceInfo);
   }
 
   override connectedCallback() {
@@ -252,13 +233,9 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
 
   // linking block/element
   isLinkedNode() {
-    const reference = this.delta.attributes?.reference;
-    if (!reference?.params) return false;
-    const { mode, blockIds, elementIds } = reference.params;
-    if (!mode) return false;
-    if (blockIds && blockIds.length > 0) return true;
-    if (elementIds && elementIds.length > 0) return true;
-    return false;
+    return Boolean(
+      this.referenceInfo.params && Object.keys(this.referenceInfo.params).length
+    );
   }
 
   override render() {
@@ -314,7 +291,7 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       ${this.config.interactable ? ref(this._whenHover.setReference) : ''}
       data-selected=${this.selected}
       class="affine-reference"
-      style=${style}
+      style=${styleMap(style)}
       @click=${this._onClick}
       >${content}<v-text .str=${ZERO_WIDTH_NON_JOINER}></v-text
     ></span>`;
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-popup.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-popup.ts
index 8d58f0c45e1cb..4b80d65b59e12 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-popup.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-popup.ts
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ export class ReferencePopup extends WithDisposable(LitElement) {
   }
 
   private _openDoc() {
-    const pageId = this.referenceDocId;
-    const block = this.block;
-    if (pageId === block.doc.id) return;
-
     this.std
       .getOptional(RefNodeSlotsProvider)
       ?.docLinkClicked.emit(this.referenceInfo);