diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
index 642d388c..ebb8c2f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-properties.rkt
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
 
  [part-link-redirect ([url url?])]
  [install-resource ([path path-string?])]
+ [link-resource ([path path-string?])]
 
  [head-extra ([xexpr xexpr/c])])
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
index fb8c84b9..83bdffda 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/scribble/html-render.rkt
@@ -1262,7 +1262,11 @@
              [resources (for/list ([p (in-list properties)]
                                    #:when (install-resource? p))
                           (install-resource-path p))]
-             [link? (and (ormap target-url? properties)
+             [link-resource (for/or ([p (in-list properties)]
+                                     #:when (link-resource? p))
+                              (link-resource-path p))]
+             [link? (and (or (ormap target-url? properties)
+                             link-resource)
                          (not (current-no-links)))]
              [anchor? (ormap url-anchor? properties)]
              [attribs
@@ -1317,7 +1321,11 @@
                    [link? 'a]
                    [newline? 'br]
                    [else 'span]) 
-                 ,attribs
+                 ,(append
+                   (if link-resource
+                       `([href ,(install-file link-resource)])
+                       null)
+                   attribs)
                  ,@content))))))
 
     (define/private (element-style->attribs name style [extras null])