diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index 716e032c3..b0deb4e51 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	// Get the value of the tv-wikilinks configuration macro
 	var wikiLinksMacro = this.getVariable("tv-wikilinks"),
 		useWikiLinks = wikiLinksMacro ? (wikiLinksMacro.trim() !== "no") : true,
-		missingLinksEnabled = !(this.hideMissingLinks && this.isMissing);
+		missingLinksEnabled = !(this.hideMissingLinks && this.isMissing && !this.isShadow);
 	// Render the link if required
 	if(useWikiLinks && missingLinksEnabled) {
 		this.renderLink(parent,nextSibling);