diff --git a/.changeset/cold-buckets-divide.md b/.changeset/cold-buckets-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e528bad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-buckets-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gitbook": patch
+---
+
+fix nested a tag causing hydration error
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
index 2a246d13c..4218f760e 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordCard.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
     SiteInsightsLinkPosition,
 } from '@gitbook/api';
 
-import { Link } from '@/components/primitives';
+import { LinkBox, LinkOverlay } from '@/components/primitives';
 import { Image } from '@/components/utils';
 import { resolveContentRef } from '@/lib/references';
 import { type ClassValue, tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export async function RecordCard(
         <div
             className={tcls(
                 'grid-area-1-1',
-                'z-0',
                 'relative',
                 'grid',
                 'bg-tint-base',
@@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ export async function RecordCard(
         'rounded-md',
         'straight-corners:rounded-none',
         'dark:shadow-transparent',
-        'z-0',
 
         'before:pointer-events-none',
         'before:grid-area-1-1',
@@ -167,19 +165,22 @@ export async function RecordCard(
 
     if (target && targetRef) {
         return (
-            <Link
-                href={target.href}
-                className={tcls(style, 'hover:before:ring-tint-12/5')}
-                insights={{
-                    type: 'link_click',
-                    link: {
-                        target: targetRef,
-                        position: SiteInsightsLinkPosition.Content,
-                    },
-                }}
-            >
+            // We don't use `Link` directly here because we could end up in a situation where
+            // a link is rendered inside a link, which is not allowed in HTML.
+            // It causes an hydration error in React.
+            <LinkBox href={target.href} className={tcls(style, 'hover:before:ring-tint-12/5')}>
+                <LinkOverlay
+                    href={target.href}
+                    insights={{
+                        type: 'link_click',
+                        link: {
+                            target: targetRef,
+                            position: SiteInsightsLinkPosition.Content,
+                        },
+                    }}
+                />
                 {body}
-            </Link>
+            </LinkBox>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/globals.css b/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/globals.css
index 15c09614e..2bb3e1a22 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/globals.css
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/globals.css
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@
             width: 100%;
         }
     }
+
+    .elevate-link {
+        & a[href]:not(.link-overlay) {
+            position: relative;
+            z-index: 20;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 html {
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
index 5cb026d3a..cf9d2c24c 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import NextLink, { type LinkProps as NextLinkProps } from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { type TrackEventInput, useTrackEvent } from '../Insights';
 
 // Props from Next, which includes NextLinkProps and all the things anchor elements support.
@@ -75,6 +76,46 @@ export const Link = React.forwardRef(function Link(
     );
 });
 
+/**
+ * A box used to contain a link overlay.
+ * It is used to create a clickable area that can contain other elements.
+ */
+export const LinkBox = React.forwardRef(function LinkBox(
+    props: React.BaseHTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>,
+    ref: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>
+) {
+    const { children, className, ...domProps } = props;
+    return (
+        <div ref={ref} {...domProps} className={tcls('elevate-link relative', className)}>
+            {children}
+        </div>
+    );
+});
+
+/**
+ * A link overlay that can be used to create a clickable area on top of other elements.
+ * It is used to create a link that covers the entire area of the element without encapsulating it in a link tag.
+ * This is useful to avoid nesting links inside links.
+ */
+export const LinkOverlay = React.forwardRef(function LinkOverlay(
+    props: LinkProps,
+    ref: React.Ref<HTMLAnchorElement>
+) {
+    const { children, className, ...domProps } = props;
+    return (
+        <Link
+            ref={ref}
+            {...domProps}
+            className={tcls(
+                'link-overlay static before:absolute before:top-0 before:left-0 before:z-10 before:h-full before:w-full',
+                className
+            )}
+        >
+            {children}
+        </Link>
+    );
+});
+
 /**
  * Check if a link is external, compared to an origin.
  */