diff --git a/static/js/html2notecase.js b/static/js/html2notecase.js
index 54ec2b2dd..0b4ee7375 100644
--- a/static/js/html2notecase.js
+++ b/static/js/html2notecase.js
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ function html2notecase(contents, note) {
     if (globalHtmlEnabled) {
         note.detail.note_text = contents;
 
+        if (!note.detail.encryption) {
+            const linkRegexp = /<a[^>]+?href="[^"]*kapp#([A-Za-z0-9]{22})"[^>]*?>[^<]+?<\/a>/g;
+            let match;
+
+            while (match = linkRegexp.exec(contents)) {
+                console.log("adding link for " + match[1]);
+
+                note.links.push({
+                    note_id: note.detail.note_id,
+                    target_note_id: match[1]
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         return;
     }