diff --git a/src/components/DocumentView/Inline.tsx b/src/components/DocumentView/Inline.tsx
index 76d7dc38a..abb1812d2 100644
--- a/src/components/DocumentView/Inline.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DocumentView/Inline.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Annotation } from './Annotation/Annotation';
 import { DocumentContextProps } from './DocumentView';
 import { Emoji } from './Emoji';
 import { InlineImage } from './InlineImage';
-import { Link } from './Link';
+import { InlineLink } from './InlineLink';
 import { InlineMath } from './Math';
 import { Mention } from './Mention';
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function Inline<
 
     switch (inline.type) {
         case 'link':
-            return <Link {...contextProps} inline={inline} />;
+            return <InlineLink {...contextProps} inline={inline} />;
         case 'inline-math':
             return <InlineMath {...contextProps} inline={inline} />;
         case 'annotation':
diff --git a/src/components/DocumentView/Link.tsx b/src/components/DocumentView/InlineLink.tsx
similarity index 83%
rename from src/components/DocumentView/Link.tsx
rename to src/components/DocumentView/InlineLink.tsx
index 0e8e165bc..68e4fe69e 100644
--- a/src/components/DocumentView/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DocumentView/InlineLink.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { DocumentInlineLink } from '@gitbook/api';
-import NextLink from 'next/link';
 
 import { InlineProps } from './Inline';
 import { Inlines } from './Inlines';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
-export async function Link(props: InlineProps<DocumentInlineLink>) {
+export async function InlineLink(props: InlineProps<DocumentInlineLink>) {
     const { inline, document, context } = props;
 
     const resolved = await context.resolveContentRef(inline.data.ref);
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export async function Link(props: InlineProps<DocumentInlineLink>) {
     }
 
     return (
-        <NextLink
+        <Link
             href={resolved.href}
             className="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors "
         >
             <Inlines context={context} document={document} nodes={inline.nodes} />
-        </NextLink>
+        </Link>
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/DocumentView/Mention.tsx b/src/components/DocumentView/Mention.tsx
index 1b89530d4..90f3277a3 100644
--- a/src/components/DocumentView/Mention.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DocumentView/Mention.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { DocumentInlineMention } from '@gitbook/api';
 
-import { Link } from '@/components/primitives';
+import { StyledLink } from '@/components/primitives';
 
 import { InlineProps } from './Inline';
 
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ export async function Mention(props: InlineProps<DocumentInlineMention>) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    return <Link href={resolved.href}>{resolved.text}</Link>;
+    return <StyledLink href={resolved.href}>{resolved.text}</StyledLink>;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordColumnValue.tsx b/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordColumnValue.tsx
index 9d18f8048..dc21e410c 100644
--- a/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordColumnValue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DocumentView/Table/RecordColumnValue.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import IconStar from '@geist-ui/icons/star';
 import { ContentRef, DocumentBlockTable } from '@gitbook/api';
 import assertNever from 'assert-never';
 
-import { Checkbox, Emoji, Link } from '@/components/primitives';
+import { Checkbox, Emoji } from '@/components/primitives';
+import { StyledLink } from '@/components/primitives';
 import { getNodeFragmentByName } from '@/lib/document';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { filterOutNullable } from '@/lib/typescript';
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ export async function RecordColumnValue<Tag extends React.ElementType = 'div'>(
             return (
                 <Tag className={tcls('text-base')}>
                     {files.filter(filterOutNullable).map((file, index) => (
-                        <Link key={index} href={file.href}>
+                        <StyledLink key={index} href={file.href}>
                             {file.text}
-                        </Link>
+                        </StyledLink>
                     ))}
                 </Tag>
             );
@@ -138,7 +139,9 @@ export async function RecordColumnValue<Tag extends React.ElementType = 'div'>(
                     {resolved && resolved.emoji ? (
                         <Emoji code={resolved.emoji} style={['mr-2']} />
                     ) : null}
-                    {resolved ? <Link href={resolved.href}>{resolved.text}</Link> : null}
+                    {resolved ? (
+                        <StyledLink href={resolved.href}>{resolved.text}</StyledLink>
+                    ) : null}
                 </Tag>
             );
         }
@@ -155,9 +158,9 @@ export async function RecordColumnValue<Tag extends React.ElementType = 'div'>(
             return (
                 <Tag className={tcls('text-base')}>
                     {resolved.filter(filterOutNullable).map((file, index) => (
-                        <Link key={index} href={file.href}>
+                        <StyledLink key={index} href={file.href}>
                             {file.text}
-                        </Link>
+                        </StyledLink>
                     ))}
                 </Tag>
             );
diff --git a/src/components/Footer/FooterLinksGroup.tsx b/src/components/Footer/FooterLinksGroup.tsx
index eb7e3a0c0..4eb64e0e8 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer/FooterLinksGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer/FooterLinksGroup.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { CustomizationContentLink, CustomizationFooterGroup } from '@gitbook/api';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 
 import { ContentRefContext, resolveContentRef } from '@/lib/references';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
+
 export function FooterLinksGroup(props: {
     group: CustomizationFooterGroup;
     context: ContentRefContext;
diff --git a/src/components/Header/Dropdown.tsx b/src/components/Header/Dropdown.tsx
index 454a660a4..40a8a59b3 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import IconChevronDown from '@geist-ui/icons/chevronDown';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import { DetailedHTMLProps, HTMLAttributes, useId } from 'react';
 
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
+
 export type DropdownButtonProps<E extends HTMLElement = HTMLElement> = Omit<
     Partial<DetailedHTMLProps<HTMLAttributes<E>, E>>,
     'ref'
@@ -111,15 +112,10 @@ export function DropdownMenuItem(props: {
 }) {
     const { children, active = false, href } = props;
 
-    // Use a real anchor tag for external links, and a Next.js Link for internal links.
-    // The main reason is to prevent a bug where next.js Link will result in the page not changing when navigating between spaces in a collection
-    const isExternal = href.startsWith('http');
-    const A = isExternal ? 'a' : Link;
-
     return (
-        <A
+        <Link
             href={href}
-            {...(isExternal ? {} : { prefetch: false })}
+            prefetch={false}
             className={tcls(
                 'flex',
                 'flex-row',
@@ -135,6 +131,6 @@ export function DropdownMenuItem(props: {
             )}
         >
             {children}
-        </A>
+        </Link>
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Header/HeaderLink.tsx b/src/components/Header/HeaderLink.tsx
index 0c6705991..3c05b6ea9 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/HeaderLink.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/HeaderLink.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
     CustomizationSettings,
     CustomizationHeaderPreset,
 } from '@gitbook/api';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 
 import { ContentRefContext, resolveContentRef } from '@/lib/references';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
     DropdownMenu,
     DropdownMenuItem,
 } from './Dropdown';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 export async function HeaderLink(props: {
     context: ContentRefContext;
diff --git a/src/components/Header/HeaderLogo.tsx b/src/components/Header/HeaderLogo.tsx
index 2f6edc0f5..afae0199e 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/HeaderLogo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/HeaderLogo.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { Collection, CustomizationHeaderPreset, CustomizationSettings, Space } from '@gitbook/api';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 
 import { HeaderMobileMenu } from '@/components/Header/HeaderMobileMenu';
 import { Image } from '@/components/utils';
 import { absoluteHref } from '@/lib/links';
-import { ClassValue, tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 interface HeaderLogoProps {
     collection: Collection | null;
diff --git a/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx b/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
index c9f8236c5..06baeaca0 100644
--- a/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PageBody/PageFooterNavigation.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import ChevronLeft from '@geist-ui/icons/chevronLeft';
 import ChevronRight from '@geist-ui/icons/chevronRight';
 import { CustomizationSettings, Revision, RevisionPageDocument, Space } from '@gitbook/api';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { t, getSpaceLanguage } from '@/intl/server';
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ import { pageHref } from '@/lib/links';
 import { resolvePrevNextPages } from '@/lib/pages';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
+
 /**
  * Show cards to go to previous/next pages at the bottom.
  */
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchAskAnswer.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchAskAnswer.tsx
index 4253692d2..c4f21ebe0 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchAskAnswer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchAskAnswer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import IconBox from '@geist-ui/icons/box';
 import IconSearch from '@geist-ui/icons/search';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 import { atom, useRecoilState } from 'recoil';
 
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
 import { AskAnswerResult, streamAskQuestion } from './server-actions';
 import { useSearch, useSearchLink } from './useSearch';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 /**
  * Store the state of the answer in a global state so that it can be
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchPageResultItem.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchPageResultItem.tsx
index f26bd1d8c..df110b575 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchPageResultItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchPageResultItem.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
 import { HighlightQuery } from './HighlightQuery';
 import type { ComputedPageResult } from './server-actions';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 export const SearchPageResultItem = React.forwardRef(function SearchPageResultItem(
     props: {
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchQuestionResultItem.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchQuestionResultItem.tsx
index 920ef2938..5a9c64116 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchQuestionResultItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchQuestionResultItem.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import IconSearch from '@geist-ui/icons/search';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { t, useLanguage } from '@/intl/client';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
 import { useSearchLink } from './useSearch';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 export const SearchQuestionResultItem = React.forwardRef(function SearchQuestionResultItem(
     props: {
diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchSectionResultItem.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchSectionResultItem.tsx
index 2e4fbbfc8..dfc3efbe0 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchSectionResultItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchSectionResultItem.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
 import { HighlightQuery } from './HighlightQuery';
 import type { ComputedSectionResult } from './server-actions';
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
 
 export const SearchSectionResultItem = React.forwardRef(function SearchSectionResultItem(
     props: {
diff --git a/src/components/Search/useSearch.ts b/src/components/Search/useSearch.ts
index ad225253f..6301ec4f3 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/useSearch.ts
+++ b/src/components/Search/useSearch.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { LinkProps } from 'next/link';
 import { useQueryStates, parseAsBoolean, parseAsString, UseQueryStatesOptions } from 'nuqs';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { LinkProps } from '../primitives';
+
 export interface SearchState {
     query: string;
     ask: boolean;
diff --git a/src/components/TableOfContents/PageLinkItem.tsx b/src/components/TableOfContents/PageLinkItem.tsx
index 0b639f046..db3577979 100644
--- a/src/components/TableOfContents/PageLinkItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableOfContents/PageLinkItem.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import IconExternal from '@geist-ui/icons/externalLink';
 import { RevisionPageLink } from '@gitbook/api';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 
-import { Emoji } from '@/components/primitives';
+import { Emoji, Link } from '@/components/primitives';
 import { ContentRefContext, resolveContentRef } from '@/lib/references';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
diff --git a/src/components/TableOfContents/ToggleableLinkItem.tsx b/src/components/TableOfContents/ToggleableLinkItem.tsx
index 26f743217..d8483aedb 100644
--- a/src/components/TableOfContents/ToggleableLinkItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableOfContents/ToggleableLinkItem.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 import IconChevronRight from '@geist-ui/icons/chevronRight';
 import { motion, stagger, useAnimate } from 'framer-motion';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 import { useSelectedLayoutSegment } from 'next/navigation';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from '../primitives';
+
 const show = {
     opacity: 1,
     height: 'auto',
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx b/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
index bb529283b..1406068ac 100644
--- a/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/primitives/Button.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
-import Link from 'next/link';
-
 import { tcls, ClassValue } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from './Link';
+
 type ButtonProps = {
     href?: string;
     onClick?: () => void;
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/Card.tsx b/src/components/primitives/Card.tsx
index 5f5c6fac9..cc1700907 100644
--- a/src/components/primitives/Card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/primitives/Card.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import ChevronRight from '@geist-ui/icons/chevronRight';
-import Link from 'next/link';
 
 import { ClassValue, tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 
+import { Link } from './Link';
+
 export async function Card(props: {
     href: string;
     leadingIcon?: React.ReactNode;
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx b/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
index 55e12225d..8a556ed49 100644
--- a/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
-import NextLink, { LinkProps } from 'next/link';
+import NextLink, { LinkProps as NextLinkProps } from 'next/link';
 
-import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+// Props from Next, which includes NextLinkProps and all the things anchor elements support.
+type BaseLinkProps = Omit<React.AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement>, keyof NextLinkProps> &
+    NextLinkProps & {
+        children?: React.ReactNode;
+    } & React.RefAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement>;
+
+// Enforce href is passed as a string (not a URL).
+export type LinkProps = Omit<BaseLinkProps, 'href'> & { href: string };
 
 /**
- * Styled version of Next.js Link component.
+ * Low-level Link component that handles navigation to external urls.
+ * It does not contain any styling.
  */
-export function Link(props: LinkProps & { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-    return (
-        <NextLink
-            {...props}
-            className={tcls(
-                'underline',
-                'underline-offset-2',
-                'decoration-primary/6',
-                'text-primary',
-                'hover:text-primary-700',
-                'transition-colors',
-            )}
-        >
-            {props.children}
-        </NextLink>
-    );
+export function Link(props: LinkProps) {
+    const { href, prefetch, children, ...domProps } = props;
+
+    // Use a real anchor tag for external links,s and a Next.js Link for internal links.
+    // If we use a NextLink for external links, Nextjs won't rerender the top-level layouts.
+    const isExternal = URL.canParse(props.href);
+    if (isExternal) {
+        return (
+            <a {...domProps} href={href}>
+                {children}
+            </a>
+        );
+    }
+
+    return <NextLink {...props}>{children}</NextLink>;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/StyledLink.tsx b/src/components/primitives/StyledLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d5d1fed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/primitives/StyledLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+
+import { Link, LinkProps } from '../primitives/Link';
+
+/**
+ * Styled version of Link component.
+ */
+export function StyledLink(props: LinkProps) {
+    return (
+        <Link
+            {...props}
+            className={tcls(
+                'underline',
+                'underline-offset-2',
+                'decoration-primary/6',
+                'text-primary',
+                'hover:text-primary-700',
+                'transition-colors',
+            )}
+        >
+            {props.children}
+        </Link>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/index.ts b/src/components/primitives/index.ts
index 4c0e3b013..58927084a 100644
--- a/src/components/primitives/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/primitives/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export * from './Loading';
 export * from './Card';
 export * from './Skeleton';
 export * from './Link';
+export * from './StyledLink';
 export * from './DateRelative';
 export * from './Emoji';
 export * from './LoadingPane';