diff --git a/apps/server/src/share/content_renderer.ts b/apps/server/src/share/content_renderer.ts
index dc9fac8ce..254829114 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/share/content_renderer.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/share/content_renderer.ts
@@ -393,17 +393,16 @@ function handleAttachmentLink(linkEl: HTMLElement, href: string, getNote: (id: s
  * @param linkEl the <a> element to process.
  */
 function cleanUpReferenceLinks(linkEl: HTMLElement) {
+    // Note: this method is basically a reimplementation of getReferenceLinkTitleSync from the link service of the client.
     const noteId = linkEl.getAttribute("href")?.split("/").at(-1);
     const note = noteId ? shaca.getNote(noteId) : undefined;
-    let text = "";
     if (!note) {
-        text = "[missing note]";
+        linkEl.innerHTML = "[missing note]";
     } else if (note.isProtected) {
-        text = "[protected]";
+        linkEl.innerHTML = "[protected]";
     } else {
-        text = note.title;
+        linkEl.innerHTML = `<span><span class="${note.getIcon()}"></span>${note.title}</span>`;
     }
-    linkEl.innerHTML = text;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/share-theme/src/styles/content.css b/packages/share-theme/src/styles/content.css
index 0749e7d09..0f7a6430c 100644
--- a/packages/share-theme/src/styles/content.css
+++ b/packages/share-theme/src/styles/content.css
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
     height: auto;
 }
 
+a.reference-link > span > .bx {
+    margin-inline-end: 3px;
+}
+
 body:not(.math-loaded) .math-tex {
     visibility: hidden;
 }