diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentLinkView.ts
index 9efc38c15..ce426489d 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 ComponentView from './ComponentView';
+import ComponentTextView from './ComponentTextView';
 
-export default class ComponentLinkView extends ComponentView<ComponentLink> {
+export default class ComponentLinkView extends ComponentTextView<ComponentLink> {
   render() {
     super.render();
     // I need capturing instead of bubbling as bubbled clicks from other
diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.ts b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.ts
index c39dc724f..8e1dcb87f 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.ts
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentTextView.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import ComponentText from '../model/ComponentText';
 import { ComponentDefinition } from '../model/types';
 import ComponentView from './ComponentView';
 
-export default class ComponentTextView extends ComponentView<ComponentText> {
+export default class ComponentTextView<TComp extends ComponentText = ComponentText> extends ComponentView<TComp> {
   rte?: RichTextEditorModule;
   rteEnabled?: boolean;
   activeRte?: RichTextEditor;