diff --git a/composables/masto/translate.ts b/composables/masto/translate.ts
index af788b4c..969388aa 100644
--- a/composables/masto/translate.ts
+++ b/composables/masto/translate.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export async function translateText(text: string, from: string | null | undefine
     error: '',
     text: '',
   })
+  const regex = /<a[^>]*>.*?<\/a>/g
   try {
     const response = await ($fetch as any)(config.public.translateApi, {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -77,7 +78,11 @@ export async function translateText(text: string, from: string | null | undefine
       },
     }) as TranslationResponse
     status.success = true
-    status.text = response.translatedText
+    // replace the translated links with the original
+    status.text = response.translatedText.replace(regex, (match) => {
+      const tagLink = regex.exec(text)
+      return tagLink ? tagLink[0] : match
+    })
   }
   catch (err) {
     // TODO: improve type