diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
index b6a2c9122..38bc0dc5d 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>> = (userOpts)
                     type: "element",
                     tagName: "svg",
                     properties: {
+                      "aria-hidden": "true",
                       class: "external-icon",
                       viewBox: "0 0 512 512",
                     },