1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDescriptionPopup.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDescriptionPopup.tsx
index 13f0ac4fc..1645d0813 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDescriptionPopup.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDescriptionPopup.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../util/LinkManager';
 import './LinkDescriptionPopup.scss';
 import { TaskCompletionBox } from './TaskCompletedBox';
+import { StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 
 @observer
 export class LinkDescriptionPopup extends React.Component<{}> {
@@ -31,21 +32,26 @@ export class LinkDescriptionPopup extends React.Component<{}> {
     onDismiss = (add: boolean) => {
         this.display = false;
         if (add) {
-            LinkManager.currentLink && (LinkManager.currentLink[DocData].link_description = this.description);
+            LinkManager.Instance.currentLink && (LinkManager.Instance.currentLink[DocData].link_description = this.description);
         }
+        this.description = '';
     };
 
     @action
     onClick = (e: PointerEvent) => {
         if (this.popupRef && !!!this.popupRef.current?.contains(e.target as any)) {
             this.display = false;
+            this.description = '';
             TaskCompletionBox.taskCompleted = false;
         }
     };
 
-    @action
     componentDidMount() {
         document.addEventListener('pointerdown', this.onClick, true);
+        reaction(
+            () => this.display,
+            display => display && (this.description = StrCast(LinkManager.Instance.currentLink?.link_description))
+        );
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -65,8 +71,10 @@ export class LinkDescriptionPopup extends React.Component<{}> {
                     className="linkDescriptionPopup-input"
                     onKeyDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                     onKeyPress={e => e.key === 'Enter' && this.onDismiss(true)}
-                    placeholder={'(Optional) Enter link description...'}
-                    onChange={e => this.descriptionChanged(e)}></input>
+                    value={this.description}
+                    placeholder={this.description || '(Optional) Enter link description...'}
+                    onChange={e => this.descriptionChanged(e)}
+                />
                 <div className="linkDescriptionPopup-btn">
                     <div className="linkDescriptionPopup-btn-dismiss" onPointerDown={e => this.onDismiss(false)}>
                         {' '}