diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderContent.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderContent.kt
index 8df7117..2917118 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderContent.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderContent.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
@@ -27,10 +28,12 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyListState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.Button
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateMapOf
@@ -51,8 +54,10 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.CompositingStrategy
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.StrokeCap
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerEventPass
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerIcon
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.PointerType
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerHoverIcon
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.nestedscroll.NestedScrollConnection
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
     highlightedSentence: ReadAloudSentence? = null,
     onUserScroll: () -> Unit = {},
     onImageOpen: (ViewedBookImage) -> Unit = {},
+    onNoteOpen: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     val hyphenation = remember { HyphenationRegistry() }
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
@@ -204,6 +210,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
                     textAlign = TextAlign.Justify,
                     modifier = Modifier.padding(start = (element.depth * 8).dp, end = 0.dp),
                     onTextLayout = { textLineMetricsByItem[itemIndex] = it.toTextLineMetrics() },
+                    onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
                 )
                 is ReaderElement.Subtitle -> ReaderText(
                     text = element.text,
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
                     textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 18.dp, bottom = 8.dp),
                     onTextLayout = { textLineMetricsByItem[itemIndex] = it.toTextLineMetrics() },
+                    onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
                 )
                 is ReaderElement.Epigraph -> ReaderEpigraph(
                     epigraph = element.epigraph,
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
                     depth = element.depth,
+                    onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
                 )
                 is ReaderElement.Cite -> ReaderCite(
                     cite = element.cite,
@@ -228,6 +237,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
                     depth = element.depth,
+                    onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
                 )
                 is ReaderElement.Poem -> ReaderPoem(
                     poem = element.poem,
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ internal fun ContinuousBookReader(
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
                     depth = element.depth,
+                    onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -246,7 +257,8 @@ private fun Modifier.pageTurnOnTouchTap(
     onPageUp: () -> Unit,
 ): Modifier = pointerInput(onPageDown, onPageUp) {
     awaitEachGesture {
-        val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false, pass = PointerEventPass.Initial)
+        val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false, pass = PointerEventPass.Final)
+        if (down.isConsumed) return@awaitEachGesture
         if (down.type != PointerType.Touch) {
             waitForUpOrCancellation(pass = PointerEventPass.Final)
             return@awaitEachGesture
@@ -258,7 +270,7 @@ private fun Modifier.pageTurnOnTouchTap(
         var cancelled = false
 
         while (upPosition == null && !cancelled) {
-            val event = awaitPointerEvent(pass = PointerEventPass.Initial)
+            val event = awaitPointerEvent(pass = PointerEventPass.Final)
             val change = event.changes.firstOrNull { it.id == down.id }
             if (change == null) {
                 cancelled = true
@@ -345,6 +357,91 @@ private fun TextLayoutResult.toTextLineMetrics(): TextLineMetrics =
         lineBottoms = List(lineCount) { line -> getLineBottom(line).roundToInt() },
     )
 
+@Composable
+internal fun Fb2NoteReferenceDialog(
+    book: Fb2Book,
+    noteId: String,
+    onDismiss: () -> Unit,
+    onImageOpen: (ViewedBookImage) -> Unit,
+    onNoteOpen: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    val note = book.notes[noteId]
+    val hyphenation = remember { HyphenationRegistry() }
+
+    AlertDialog(
+        onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
+        title = { Text(note?.title?.ifBlank { null } ?: strings.notes) },
+        text = {
+            if (note == null) {
+                Text(strings.noNotes, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium)
+            } else {
+                LazyColumn(
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(max = 520.dp),
+                    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+                ) {
+                    items(note.readableBlocks()) { block ->
+                        when (block) {
+                            Fb2Block.EmptyLine -> Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
+                            is Fb2Block.Image -> BookImage(
+                                book = book,
+                                image = block.image,
+                                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 8.dp),
+                                contentScale = ContentScale.Fit,
+                                onOpen = onImageOpen,
+                            )
+                            is Fb2Block.Paragraph -> ReaderText(
+                                text = block.content,
+                                language = book.language,
+                                hyphenation = hyphenation,
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(lineHeight = 22.sp),
+                                textAlign = TextAlign.Start,
+                                onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
+                            )
+                            is Fb2Block.Subtitle -> ReaderText(
+                                text = block.content,
+                                language = book.language,
+                                hyphenation = hyphenation,
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall.copy(fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                textAlign = TextAlign.Start,
+                                onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
+                            )
+                            is Fb2Block.Epigraph -> ReaderEpigraph(
+                                epigraph = block.epigraph,
+                                language = book.language,
+                                hyphenation = hyphenation,
+                                highlightedRange = null,
+                                depth = 0,
+                                onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
+                            )
+                            is Fb2Block.Cite -> ReaderCite(
+                                cite = block.cite,
+                                language = book.language,
+                                hyphenation = hyphenation,
+                                highlightedRange = null,
+                                depth = 0,
+                                onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
+                            )
+                            is Fb2Block.Poem -> ReaderPoem(
+                                poem = block.poem,
+                                language = book.language,
+                                hyphenation = hyphenation,
+                                highlightedRange = null,
+                                depth = 0,
+                                onLinkOpen = onNoteOpen,
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        confirmButton = {
+            TextButton(onClick = onDismiss) {
+                Text(strings.done)
+            }
+        },
+    )
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun DetailsPane(
     book: Fb2Book,
@@ -499,6 +596,7 @@ private fun ReaderPane(book: Fb2Book, section: Fb2Section?, modifier: Modifier =
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = null,
                     depth = 0,
+                    onLinkOpen = {},
                 )
                 is Fb2Block.Subtitle -> ReaderText(
                     text = block.content,
@@ -514,6 +612,7 @@ private fun ReaderPane(book: Fb2Book, section: Fb2Section?, modifier: Modifier =
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = null,
                     depth = 0,
+                    onLinkOpen = {},
                 )
                 is Fb2Block.Cite -> ReaderCite(
                     cite = block.cite,
@@ -521,6 +620,7 @@ private fun ReaderPane(book: Fb2Book, section: Fb2Section?, modifier: Modifier =
                     hyphenation = hyphenation,
                     highlightedRange = null,
                     depth = 0,
+                    onLinkOpen = {},
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -538,15 +638,30 @@ private fun ReaderText(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     highlightedRange: ReaderSentenceRange? = null,
     onTextLayout: (TextLayoutResult) -> Unit = {},
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     val highlightColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondaryContainer
     val annotatedText = text.toAnnotatedString(language, hyphenation, highlightedRange, highlightColor)
+    val hasLinks = annotatedText.hasReaderLinks()
     val needsSoftHyphenPaintWorkaround = isDesktopPlatform
     var textLayout by remember(annotatedText) { mutableStateOf<TextLayoutResult?>(null) }
     val desktopHyphenColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface
     val desktopHyphenGutter = 8.dp
     val textModifier = modifier
         .fillMaxWidth()
+        .then(
+            if (hasLinks) {
+                Modifier
+                    .pointerHoverIcon(PointerIcon.Hand)
+                    .readerLinkTapHandler(
+                        annotatedText = annotatedText,
+                        textLayout = textLayout,
+                        onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
+                    )
+            } else {
+                Modifier
+            },
+        )
         .then(
             if (needsSoftHyphenPaintWorkaround) {
                 Modifier.drawWithContent {
@@ -598,6 +713,7 @@ private fun ReaderPoem(
     highlightedRange: ReaderSentenceRange?,
     depth: Int,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     val segments = remember(poem) { poem.readerSegments() }
     Column(
@@ -613,6 +729,7 @@ private fun ReaderPoem(
                 highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
                 depth = 0,
                 modifier = Modifier.padding(top = if (index == 0) 0.dp else 8.dp, bottom = 8.dp),
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
         segments.forEach { segment ->
@@ -636,6 +753,7 @@ private fun ReaderPoem(
                     ReaderPoemSegmentKind.Verse -> Modifier.padding(start = 22.dp)
                     else -> Modifier
                 },
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -649,6 +767,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraph(
     highlightedRange: ReaderSentenceRange?,
     depth: Int,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     Column(
         modifier = modifier
@@ -663,6 +782,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraph(
                 hyphenation = hyphenation,
                 highlightedRange = null,
                 depth = 0,
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
         epigraph.textAuthors.forEach { author ->
@@ -674,6 +794,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraph(
                 highlightedRange = null,
                 textAlign = TextAlign.End,
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 2.dp),
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -687,6 +808,7 @@ private fun ReaderCite(
     highlightedRange: ReaderSentenceRange?,
     depth: Int,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     Column(
         modifier = modifier
@@ -701,6 +823,7 @@ private fun ReaderCite(
                 hyphenation = hyphenation,
                 highlightedRange = null,
                 depth = 0,
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
         cite.textAuthors.forEach { author ->
@@ -712,6 +835,7 @@ private fun ReaderCite(
                 highlightedRange = null,
                 textAlign = TextAlign.End,
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 2.dp),
+                onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -724,6 +848,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraphBlock(
     hyphenation: HyphenationRegistry,
     highlightedRange: ReaderSentenceRange?,
     depth: Int,
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit,
 ) {
     when (block) {
         Fb2EpigraphBlock.EmptyLine -> Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
@@ -734,6 +859,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraphBlock(
             style = epigraphTextStyle(language),
             highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
             textAlign = TextAlign.Start,
+            onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
         )
         is Fb2EpigraphBlock.Subtitle -> ReaderText(
             text = block.content,
@@ -742,6 +868,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraphBlock(
             style = epigraphTextStyle(language).copy(fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold),
             highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
             textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+            onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
         )
         is Fb2EpigraphBlock.Poem -> ReaderPoem(
             poem = block.poem,
@@ -749,6 +876,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraphBlock(
             hyphenation = hyphenation,
             highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
             depth = depth,
+            onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
         )
         is Fb2EpigraphBlock.Cite -> ReaderCite(
             cite = block.cite,
@@ -756,6 +884,7 @@ private fun ReaderEpigraphBlock(
             hyphenation = hyphenation,
             highlightedRange = highlightedRange,
             depth = depth,
+            onLinkOpen = onLinkOpen,
         )
     }
 }
@@ -945,6 +1074,38 @@ private fun Modifier.softImageEdgeFade(): Modifier =
         )
     }
 
+private fun Modifier.readerLinkTapHandler(
+    annotatedText: AnnotatedString,
+    textLayout: TextLayoutResult?,
+    onLinkOpen: (String) -> Unit,
+): Modifier = pointerInput(annotatedText, textLayout, onLinkOpen) {
+    awaitEachGesture {
+        val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false, pass = PointerEventPass.Main)
+        val link = textLayout?.readerLinkAt(annotatedText, down.position)
+        if (link == null) {
+            waitForUpOrCancellation(pass = PointerEventPass.Main)
+            return@awaitEachGesture
+        }
+
+        down.consume()
+        val up = waitForUpOrCancellation(pass = PointerEventPass.Main)
+        if (up != null) {
+            up.consume()
+            onLinkOpen(link)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private fun TextLayoutResult.readerLinkAt(text: AnnotatedString, position: Offset): String? {
+    val offset = getOffsetForPosition(position)
+    return text.getStringAnnotations(ReaderLinkAnnotationTag, offset, offset)
+        .firstOrNull()
+        ?.item
+}
+
+private fun AnnotatedString.hasReaderLinks(): Boolean =
+    getStringAnnotations(ReaderLinkAnnotationTag, 0, length).isNotEmpty()
+
 private fun Fb2Text.toAnnotatedString(
     language: String?,
     hyphenation: HyphenationRegistry,
@@ -954,14 +1115,18 @@ private fun Fb2Text.toAnnotatedString(
     buildAnnotatedString {
         var plainOffset = 0
         spans.forEach { span ->
+            val isLink = span.href.isNullOrBlank().not()
             val spanStyle = SpanStyle(
                 fontStyle = if (Fb2TextStyle.Emphasis in span.styles) FontStyle.Italic else null,
                 fontWeight = if (Fb2TextStyle.Strong in span.styles) FontWeight.Bold else null,
                 fontFamily = if (Fb2TextStyle.Code in span.styles) FontFamily.Monospace else null,
-                textDecoration = if (Fb2TextStyle.Strikethrough in span.styles) {
-                    TextDecoration.LineThrough
-                } else {
-                    null
+                color = if (isLink) LinkTextColor else Color.Unspecified,
+                textDecoration = when {
+                    isLink && Fb2TextStyle.Strikethrough in span.styles ->
+                        TextDecoration.combine(listOf(TextDecoration.Underline, TextDecoration.LineThrough))
+                    isLink -> TextDecoration.Underline
+                    Fb2TextStyle.Strikethrough in span.styles -> TextDecoration.LineThrough
+                    else -> null
                 },
                 baselineShift = when {
                     Fb2TextStyle.Superscript in span.styles -> BaselineShift.Superscript
@@ -969,9 +1134,13 @@ private fun Fb2Text.toAnnotatedString(
                     else -> null
                 },
             )
+            span.href?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let {
+                pushStringAnnotation(ReaderLinkAnnotationTag, it)
+            }
             withStyle(spanStyle) {
                 appendWithHighlight(span.text, plainOffset, highlightedRange, highlightColor, language, hyphenation)
             }
+            if (isLink) pop()
             plainOffset += span.text.length
         }
     }
@@ -1350,6 +1519,8 @@ private const val StarBreakPauseMillis = 1_200L
 private const val EllipsisPauseAfterMillis = 350L
 private const val CombiningAcuteAccent = '\u0301'
 private const val ReadAloudStressableLetters = "аеёиоуыэюяАЕЁИОУЫЭЮЯaeiouyAEIOUY"
+private const val ReaderLinkAnnotationTag = "fb2-link"
+private val LinkTextColor = Color(0xFF0B57D0)
 
 private val ReadAloudHardcodedTextReplacements = listOf(
     ReadAloudTextReplacement(from = "Господа,", to = "Господ/а,", caseSensitive = true),
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderScreen.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderScreen.kt
index f30cfb4..ada3f1b 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderScreen.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/ReaderScreen.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ internal fun BookView(
     var readAloudSettingsVisible by remember(fileId) { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var readAloudResumeSentenceIndex by remember(fileId) { mutableStateOf<Int?>(null) }
     var userScrollGeneration by remember(fileId) { mutableStateOf(0) }
+    var selectedNoteId by remember(fileId) { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     val readAloudState by ReadAloudPlatform.state.collectAsState()
     val readAloudSettings by ReadAloudPlatform.settingsState.collectAsState()
     val platformName = getPlatform().name
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ internal fun BookView(
                     highlightedSentence = highlightedSentence,
                     onUserScroll = { userScrollGeneration += 1 },
                     onImageOpen = onImageOpen,
+                    onNoteOpen = { href -> selectedNoteId = href.removePrefix("#") },
                 )
                 if (readAloudPanelVisible && readAloudState.active) {
                     ReadAloudPanel(
@@ -338,6 +340,16 @@ internal fun BookView(
             onVoiceSelected = { ReadAloudPlatform.selectVoice(it) },
         )
     }
+
+    selectedNoteId?.let { noteId ->
+        Fb2NoteReferenceDialog(
+            book = book,
+            noteId = noteId,
+            onDismiss = { selectedNoteId = null },
+            onImageOpen = onImageOpen,
+            onNoteOpen = { href -> selectedNoteId = href.removePrefix("#") },
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2Book.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2Book.kt
index 90d537a..5e482a7 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2Book.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2Book.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ data class Fb2Book(
     val bodyImages: List<Fb2ImageRef> = emptyList(),
     val bodyEpigraphs: List<Fb2Epigraph> = emptyList(),
     val sections: List<Fb2Section> = emptyList(),
+    val notes: Map<String, Fb2Section> = emptyMap(),
     val binaries: List<Fb2Binary> = emptyList(),
 ) {
     fun binaryFor(image: Fb2ImageRef): Fb2Binary? =
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ data class Fb2DocumentInfo(
 )
 
 data class Fb2Section(
+    val id: String? = null,
     val title: String? = null,
     val paragraphs: List<String> = emptyList(),
     val images: List<Fb2ImageRef> = emptyList(),
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ data class Fb2Text(
 data class Fb2TextSpan(
     val text: String,
     val styles: Set<Fb2TextStyle> = emptySet(),
+    val href: String? = null,
+    val linkType: String? = null,
 )
 
 enum class Fb2TextStyle {
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2XmlMapper.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2XmlMapper.kt
index 97c9297..1cadcfb 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2XmlMapper.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2XmlMapper.kt
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
             ?: throw Fb2ParseException("FB2 document is missing description/title-info")
         val documentInfo = description.first("document-info")
 
-        val body = root.children("body").firstOrNull { it.attributes["name"] != "notes" }
+        val bodies = root.children("body")
+        val body = bodies.firstOrNull { it.attributes["name"] != "notes" }
             ?: root.first("body")
+        val notes = bodies
+            .filter { it.attributes["name"] == "notes" }
+            .flatMap { it.children("section") }
+            .map(::sectionFrom)
+            .mapNotNull { section -> section.id?.let { it to section } }
+            .toMap()
 
         return Fb2Book(
             title = titleInfo.firstText("book-title")
@@ -34,6 +41,7 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
             bodyImages = body?.children("image")?.mapNotNull(::imageRefFrom).orEmpty(),
             bodyEpigraphs = body?.children("epigraph")?.map(::epigraphFrom).orEmpty(),
             sections = body?.children("section")?.map(::sectionFrom).orEmpty(),
+            notes = notes,
             binaries = root.children("binary").mapNotNull(::binaryFrom),
         )
     }
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
         }
 
         return Fb2Section(
+            id = element.attributes["id"]?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() },
             title = element.first("title")?.text()?.ifBlank { null },
             paragraphs = blocks.filterIsInstance<Fb2Block.Paragraph>()
                 .mapNotNull { it.content.plainText.ifBlank { null } },
@@ -203,11 +212,23 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
     private fun textFrom(element: XmlElement): Fb2Text =
         Fb2Text(spansFrom(element.nodes).mergeAdjacent().trimBoundaryWhitespace())
 
-    private fun spansFrom(nodes: List<XmlNode>, styles: Set<Fb2TextStyle> = emptySet()): List<Fb2TextSpan> =
+    private fun spansFrom(
+        nodes: List<XmlNode>,
+        styles: Set<Fb2TextStyle> = emptySet(),
+        href: String? = null,
+        linkType: String? = null,
+    ): List<Fb2TextSpan> =
         nodes.flatMap { node ->
             when (node) {
                 is XmlNode.TextNode -> listOfNotNull(
-                    node.text.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let { Fb2TextSpan(it, styles) }
+                    node.text.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let {
+                        Fb2TextSpan(
+                            text = it,
+                            styles = styles,
+                            href = href,
+                            linkType = linkType,
+                        )
+                    }
                 )
                 is XmlNode.ElementNode -> {
                     val element = node.element
@@ -220,7 +241,13 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
                         "sub" -> styles + Fb2TextStyle.Subscript
                         else -> styles
                     }
-                    spansFrom(element.nodes, nestedStyles)
+                    val nestedHref = element.attributeLocal("href")
+                        ?.takeIf { element.localName == "a" && it.isNotBlank() }
+                        ?: href
+                    val nestedLinkType = element.attributes["type"]
+                        ?.takeIf { element.localName == "a" && it.isNotBlank() }
+                        ?: linkType
+                    spansFrom(element.nodes, nestedStyles, nestedHref, nestedLinkType)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -230,7 +257,11 @@ internal object Fb2XmlMapper {
         val merged = mutableListOf<Fb2TextSpan>()
         forEach { span ->
             val previous = merged.lastOrNull()
-            if (previous != null && previous.styles == span.styles) {
+            if (previous != null &&
+                previous.styles == span.styles &&
+                previous.href == span.href &&
+                previous.linkType == span.linkType
+            ) {
                 merged[merged.lastIndex] = previous.copy(text = previous.text + span.text)
             } else {
                 merged += span
diff --git a/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2FormatTest.kt b/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2FormatTest.kt
index a23245b..bcb0fde 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2FormatTest.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/net/sergeych/toread/fb2/Fb2FormatTest.kt
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ class Fb2FormatTest {
         assertEquals("Poem quote", (poemEpigraph.blocks.single() as Fb2EpigraphBlock.Paragraph).content.plainText)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun parsesNoteLinksAndNotesBody() {
+        val book = Fb2Format.parseXml(notesXml)
+        val paragraph = book.sections.single().blocks.single() as Fb2Block.Paragraph
+        val link = paragraph.content.spans.single { it.href != null }
+
+        assertEquals("[1]", link.text)
+        assertEquals("#n_1", link.href)
+        assertEquals("note", link.linkType)
+        assertEquals("Note text.", (book.notes.getValue("n_1").blocks.single() as Fb2Block.Paragraph).content.plainText)
+    }
+
     private val sampleXml = """
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
         <FictionBook xmlns="http://www.gribuser.ru/xml/fictionbook/2.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
@@ -261,6 +273,35 @@ class Fb2FormatTest {
         </FictionBook>
     """.trimIndent()
 
+    private val notesXml = """
+        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+        <FictionBook xmlns="http://www.gribuser.ru/xml/fictionbook/2.0" xmlns:l="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+          <description>
+            <title-info>
+              <author><nickname>A</nickname></author>
+              <book-title>Notes</book-title>
+              <lang>en</lang>
+            </title-info>
+            <document-info>
+              <author><nickname>Toread</nickname></author>
+              <date>2026-05-12</date>
+              <id>notes</id>
+              <version>1.0</version>
+            </document-info>
+          </description>
+          <body>
+            <section>
+              <p>Main<a l:href="#n_1" type="note">[1]</a>.</p>
+            </section>
+          </body>
+          <body name="notes">
+            <section id="n_1">
+              <p>Note text.</p>
+            </section>
+          </body>
+        </FictionBook>
+    """.trimIndent()
+
     private fun String.encodeWindows1251(): ByteArray =
         ByteArray(length) { index ->
             val char = this[index]