diff --git a/src/lib/types/index.ts b/src/lib/types/index.ts
index 2feb68e..a00bb66 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export interface Note {
 	isOwner?: boolean;
 	isShared?: boolean;
 	shareToken?: string;
+	backlinks?: NoteBacklink[];
+}
+
+export interface NoteBacklink {
+	id: string;
+	title: string;
 }
 
 export interface Collaborator {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/markdown.test.ts
index 00efdbb..d8c7152 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown.test.ts
@@ -85,3 +85,16 @@ describe('stripMarkdown', () => {
 		expect(stripMarkdown('')).toBe('');
 	});
 });
+
+describe('renderMarkdown note-link handling', () => {
+	it('should render a crumb-note:// link as plain text, not a clickable anchor', () => {
+		const html = renderMarkdown('See [Grocery List](crumb-note://abc-123) for details');
+		expect(html).not.toContain('<a');
+		expect(html).toContain('Grocery List');
+	});
+
+	it('should still render a normal external link as a real anchor', () => {
+		const html = renderMarkdown('See [Example](https://example.com) for details');
+		expect(html).toContain('<a href="https://example.com"');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts b/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
index ac45382..64cc985 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/markdown.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ md.core.ruler.after('inline', 'task-lists', (state) => {
 	}
 });
 
+md.core.ruler.after('task-lists', 'note-links', (state) => {
+	for (const token of state.tokens) {
+		if (token.type !== 'inline' || !token.children) continue;
+
+		const children = token.children;
+		for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+			if (children[i].type !== 'link_open') continue;
+			const href = children[i].attrGet('href') ?? '';
+			if (!href.startsWith('crumb-note://')) continue;
+
+			let closeIndex = i + 1;
+			while (closeIndex < children.length && children[closeIndex].type !== 'link_close') closeIndex++;
+			children.splice(closeIndex, 1);
+			children.splice(i, 1);
+			i -= 1;
+		}
+	}
+});
+
 export function renderMarkdown(content: string): string {
 	return md.render(content);
 }