diff --git a/lib/utopia/project/document.rb b/lib/utopia/project/document.rb
index 3283cda..1ee494e 100644
--- a/lib/utopia/project/document.rb
+++ b/lib/utopia/project/document.rb
@@ -174,30 +174,53 @@ def code_node(content, language = nil)
 			
 			private
 			
-			# Replace source code references in the given text with HTML anchors.
+			# Resolve a source code reference to HTML.
 			# @parameter content [String] The source code reference.
 			# @parameter language [String | Nil] The explicit source language.
-			# @returns [Markly::Node] The resolved link or code node.
+			# @returns [Markly::Node] The inline HTML node.
 			def reference_node(content, language: nil)
+				reference, definition = resolve_reference(content, language: language)
+				
+				if definition
+					content = definition.qualified_form
+					language = reference.language.name
+				elsif reference
+					content = reference.identifier
+					language = reference.language.name
+				end
+				
+				attributes = {}
+				attributes[:class] = "language-#{language}" if language
+				
+				markup = XRB::Builder.fragment do |builder|
+					builder.inline("code", attributes) do
+						if definition
+							builder.inline("a", href: @base.link_for(definition), title: reference.identifier) do
+								builder.text(content)
+							end
+						else
+							builder.text(content)
+						end
+					end
+				end
+				
+				return inline_html_node(markup.to_s)
+			end
+			
+			# Resolve source code reference metadata and its indexed definition.
+			# @parameter content [String] The source code reference.
+			# @parameter language [String | Nil] The explicit source language.
+			# @returns [Array] The parsed reference and resolved definition.
+			def resolve_reference(content, language: nil)
 				reference = if language
 					@index.languages.reference_for(language, content)
 				else
 					@index.languages.parse_reference(content, default_language: @default_language)
 				end
 				
-				if reference
-					definition = @index.lookup(reference, relative_to: @definition)
-				end
+				definition = @index.lookup(reference, relative_to: @definition) if reference
 				
-				if definition
-					link_node(reference.identifier, @base.link_for(definition),
-						code_node(definition.qualified_form, reference.language.name)
-					)
-				elsif reference
-					code_node(reference.identifier, reference.language.name)
-				else
-					code_node(content, language)
-				end
+				return reference, definition
 			end
 			
 			def resolve(root)
diff --git a/lib/utopia/project/renderer.rb b/lib/utopia/project/renderer.rb
index b82fc9c..1b652fe 100644
--- a/lib/utopia/project/renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/utopia/project/renderer.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ module Project
 		# Renders project Markdown with support for Mermaid code blocks.
 		class Renderer < Markly::Renderer::HTML
 			# Initialize the project renderer.
-			# @parameter inline_code_resolver [Proc | Nil] Resolves language-prefixed inline code into a replacement node.
+			# @parameter inline_code_resolver [Proc | Nil] Resolves language-prefixed inline code into an inline HTML node.
 			def initialize(inline_code_resolver: nil, **options)
 				@inline_code_resolver = inline_code_resolver
-				@resolving_inline_code = false
 				
 				super(**options)
 			end
@@ -58,13 +57,8 @@ def code_block(node)
 			# Render inline code, resolving language-prefixed references when possible.
 			# @parameter node [Markly::Node] The inline code node.
 			def code(node)
-				if @inline_code_resolver && !@resolving_inline_code && (language = node.code_language)
-					begin
-						@resolving_inline_code = true
-						out(@inline_code_resolver.call(node.string_content, language: language))
-					ensure
-						@resolving_inline_code = false
-					end
+				if @inline_code_resolver && (language = node.code_language)
+					out(@inline_code_resolver.call(node.string_content, language: language))
 				else
 					super
 				end
diff --git a/releases.md b/releases.md
index e2b76f0..6f62ad6 100644
--- a/releases.md
+++ b/releases.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## Unreleased
+
+  - Render resolved inline code references with links inside their code elements so hover and keyboard focus affect the complete reference.
+
 ## v0.44.0
 
   - Add support for language-prefixed inline code references such as ruby:`Object.new`.
diff --git a/test/utopia/project/document.rb b/test/utopia/project/document.rb
index b527bf9..45d702d 100644
--- a/test/utopia/project/document.rb
+++ b/test/utopia/project/document.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
 		expect(document.to_markdown).to be == "Use ruby:`Object.new` to create an object.\n"
 	end
 	
+	it "escapes language-prefixed inline code" do
+		root = File.expand_path("../../..", __dir__)
+		base = Utopia::Project::Base.new(root)
+		document = subject.new("Compare ruby:`foo < bar`.", base)
+		html = document.to_html.to_s
+		
+		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<code class="language-ruby">foo &lt; bar</code>')
+	end
+	
 	it "resolves language-prefixed inline code references" do
 		root = File.expand_path("../../..", __dir__)
 		base = Utopia::Project::Base.new(root)
@@ -41,8 +50,8 @@
 		document = subject.new("See ruby:`Utopia::Project::Document#root`.", base)
 		html = document.to_html.to_s
 		
-		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<a href="/reference/Utopia/Project/Document/index#Utopia%3A%3AProject%3A%3ADocument%23root"')
-		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<code class="language-ruby">Utopia::Project::Document#root</code>')
+		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<code class="language-ruby"><a href="/reference/Utopia/Project/Document/index#Utopia%3A%3AProject%3A%3ADocument%23root"')
+		expect(html).to be(:include?, ">Utopia::Project::Document#root</a></code>")
 	end
 	
 	it "continues to resolve legacy brace references" do
@@ -53,7 +62,8 @@
 		document = subject.new("See {ruby Utopia::Project::Document#root}.", base)
 		html = document.to_html.to_s
 		
-		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<a href="/reference/Utopia/Project/Document/index#Utopia%3A%3AProject%3A%3ADocument%23root"')
+		expect(html).to be(:include?, '<code class="language-ruby"><a href="/reference/Utopia/Project/Document/index#Utopia%3A%3AProject%3A%3ADocument%23root"')
+		expect(html.scan("<a ").size).to be == 1
 	end
 	
 	it "can replace usage" do