diff --git a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
index fe4741046..a4863b8d7 100644
--- a/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
+++ b/app/src/layout/dock/Backlink.ts
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export class Backlink extends Model {
                 editorElement.setAttribute("data-ismention", isMention ? "true" : "false");
                 liElement.after(editorElement);
                 const editor = new Protyle(editorElement, {
-                    blockId: "",
+                    blockId: docId,
                     backlinkData: isMention ? response.data.backmentions : response.data.backlinks,
                     render: {
                         background: false,
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ export class Backlink extends Model {
                         breadcrumb: false,
                     }
                 });
-                editor.protyle.block.rootID = docId;
                 this.editors.push(editor);
             });
         }
diff --git a/app/src/protyle/index.ts b/app/src/protyle/index.ts
index 304b64e04..a2a733497 100644
--- a/app/src/protyle/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/protyle/index.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export class Protyle {
             });
             setPadding(this.protyle);
             if (options.backlinkData) {
+                this.protyle.block.rootID = options.blockId;
                 renderBacklink(this.protyle, options.backlinkData);
                 return;
             }