diff --git a/autoload/nuwiki/commands.vim b/autoload/nuwiki/commands.vim
index c32c281..daaedbf 100644
--- a/autoload/nuwiki/commands.vim
+++ b/autoload/nuwiki/commands.vim
@@ -144,16 +144,28 @@ function! s:wrap_cword_as_wikilink() abort
   return 1
 endfunction
 
+" Two-step behaviour matching vimwiki:
+"   1. First press on a bare word → wrap it as `[[word]]` and stop.
+"   2. Cursor is now inside `[[…]]`; next press follows the link.
+"   3. Press inside an existing `[[…]]` follows immediately.
 function! nuwiki#commands#follow_link_or_create() abort
-  if !s:cursor_inside_wikilink()
-    call s:wrap_cword_as_wikilink()
+  if s:cursor_inside_wikilink()
+    if exists(':LspDefinition') == 2
+      LspDefinition
+    else
+      echohl WarningMsg
+      echom 'nuwiki: :LspDefinition unavailable; install vim-lsp'
+      echohl None
+    endif
+    return
   endif
+  if s:wrap_cword_as_wikilink()
+    " Wrapped — wait for the user's second <CR> to follow.
+    return
+  endif
+  " Nothing to wrap — fall through.
   if exists(':LspDefinition') == 2
     LspDefinition
-  else
-    echohl WarningMsg
-    echom 'nuwiki: :LspDefinition unavailable; install vim-lsp'
-    echohl None
   endif
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/lua/nuwiki/commands.lua b/lua/nuwiki/commands.lua
index 9db0d2f..49e760e 100644
--- a/lua/nuwiki/commands.lua
+++ b/lua/nuwiki/commands.lua
@@ -159,13 +159,24 @@ local function wrap_cword_as_wikilink()
   return true
 end
 
+--- Two-step behaviour matching vimwiki:
+---   1. First press on a bare word → wrap it as `[[word]]` and stop.
+---   2. Cursor is now inside `[[…]]`; next press follows the link.
+---   3. Press inside an existing `[[…]]` follows immediately.
+--- "Not on a word" falls through to plain definition so users can
+--- still chord a definition request anywhere.
 function M.follow_link_or_create()
-  if not cursor_inside_wikilink() then
-    if not wrap_cword_as_wikilink() then
-      -- Not on a word either — fall through to plain definition; the
-      -- LSP will simply do nothing if there's no target.
-    end
+  if cursor_inside_wikilink() then
+    vim.lsp.buf.definition()
+    return
   end
+  if wrap_cword_as_wikilink() then
+    -- Wrapped — leave the user inside the new `[[…]]` and stop. A
+    -- second `<CR>` follows it, matching vimwiki's review-then-follow
+    -- flow.
+    return
+  end
+  -- No word under cursor either — fall through.
   vim.lsp.buf.definition()
 end