diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/nav.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/nav.rs
index bf7ea39..22587d9 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/nav.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/src/nav.rs
@@ -106,14 +106,11 @@ fn find_in_inlines(inlines: &[InlineNode], line: u32, col: u32) -> Option<&Inlin
             InlineNode::Superscript(s) => find_in_inlines(&s.children, line, col),
             InlineNode::Subscript(s) => find_in_inlines(&s.children, line, col),
             InlineNode::Color(c) => find_in_inlines(&c.children, line, col),
-            InlineNode::WikiLink(w) => w
-                .description
-                .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|d| find_in_inlines(d, line, col)),
-            InlineNode::ExternalLink(e) => e
-                .description
-                .as_ref()
-                .and_then(|d| find_in_inlines(d, line, col)),
+            // Links are an atomic unit for navigation: a cursor anywhere in
+            // `[[target|description]]` (or `[desc](url)`) should resolve the
+            // link itself. Don't descend into the description — returning its
+            // inner Text node leaves goto-definition/references/hover with
+            // nothing to act on ("No locations found" when on the title).
             _ => None,
         };
         return Some(deeper.unwrap_or(n));
diff --git a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/navigation.rs b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/navigation.rs
index e5ea3e8..f0e9e8b 100644
--- a/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/navigation.rs
+++ b/crates/nuwiki-lsp/tests/navigation.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,18 @@ fn find_inline_at_returns_wikilink_under_cursor() {
     assert!(matches!(node, InlineNode::WikiLink(_)));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn find_inline_at_returns_wikilink_when_cursor_on_description() {
+    // Regression: pressing <CR> on the *title* part of a piped link used to
+    // descend into the description's Text node, so goto-definition saw a Text
+    // (not a WikiLink) and reported "No locations found".
+    let src = "see [[Other|My Title]] now\n";
+    let doc = parse(src);
+    // Byte col 16 is inside "Title" (the description), past the '|' at 11.
+    let node = find_inline_at(&doc, 0, 16).expect("wikilink at cursor");
+    assert!(matches!(node, InlineNode::WikiLink(_)));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn find_inline_at_returns_none_for_plain_text() {
     let src = "just text\n";