diff --git a/src/viewer/text/link.c b/src/viewer/text/link.c
index 3fa7615f0..8905cea00 100644
--- a/src/viewer/text/link.c
+++ b/src/viewer/text/link.c
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ init_link_drawing(struct document_view *doc_view, struct link *link, int invert,
 	if (doc_opts->active_link.underline && link->type != LINK_FIELD)
 		template_.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_UNDERLINE;
 
-	if (doc_opts->active_link.bold)
+	/* keep forms in bold */
+	if (doc_opts->active_link.bold || link->type != LINK_HYPERTEXT)
 		template_.attr |= SCREEN_ATTR_BOLD;
 
 	if (doc_opts->active_link.enable_color) {