diff --git a/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.test.ts b/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdb65b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Editor, getMarkRange } from '@tiptap/core';
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createMarkdownExtensions } from './markdown-editor-extensions';
+import { setupEditorJsdom } from './markdown-editor-test-setup';
+
+beforeAll(setupEditorJsdom);
+
+describe('link handle popover key is stable while typing inside a link (LINK-REMOUNT)', () => {
+    it('keeps range.from fixed as range.to grows, so a from-based key does not remount', () => {
+        const editor = new Editor({
+            content: '[label](https://example.com)',
+            contentType: 'markdown',
+            extensions: createMarkdownExtensions(),
+        });
+        const linkType = editor.schema.marks.link!;
+
+        editor.commands.setTextSelection(3);
+        const before = getMarkRange(editor.state.selection.$from, linkType);
+
+        editor.commands.insertContent('X');
+        const after = getMarkRange(editor.state.selection.$from, linkType);
+
+        editor.destroy();
+
+        expect(before && after).toBeTruthy();
+        // The fix keys the popover on range.from alone: stable here, so the edit form is not remounted.
+        expect(after!.from).toBe(before!.from);
+        // range.to grew by the inserted char — the old `${from}-${to}` key would have remounted every keystroke.
+        expect(after!.to).toBe(before!.to + 1);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.tsx b/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.tsx
index 4fba7411..406e6a0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/shared/markdown-editor/markdown-editor-link-handle.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ function useLinkHandle(editor: Editor) {
             const rect = posToDOMRect(editor.view, range.from, range.to);
             const href = (editor.getAttributes('link').href as string | undefined) ?? '';
 
-            setTarget({ href, key: `${range.from}-${range.to}`, rect });
+            // Key on the link's START only. Typing inside the link grows range.to every keystroke, and
+            // <LinkEditForm key={key}> would then unmount/remount and re-seed its URL field from initialUrl,
+            // silently discarding an in-progress edit. from is stable while the caret stays in the same link.
+            setTarget({ href, key: `${range.from}`, rect });
         };
 
         const clear = () => setTarget(null);