diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLabelView.ts b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLabelView.ts
index b285d7aa0..1eb18c442 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLabelView.ts
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLabelView.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import ComponentLabel from '../model/ComponentLabel';
-import ComponentView from './ComponentView';
+import ComponentLinkView from './ComponentLinkView';
 
-export default class ComponentLabelView extends ComponentView<ComponentLabel> {}
+export default class ComponentLabelView extends ComponentLinkView<ComponentLabel> {}
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts
index ce426489d..ae1e3e44c 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ComponentLink from '../model/ComponentLink';
 import ComponentTextView from './ComponentTextView';
 
-export default class ComponentLinkView extends ComponentTextView<ComponentLink> {
+export default class ComponentLinkView<TComp extends ComponentLink = ComponentLink> extends ComponentTextView<TComp> {
   render() {
     super.render();
     // I need capturing instead of bubbling as bubbled clicks from other