diff --git a/.changeset/nice-hornets-own.md b/.changeset/nice-hornets-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cb33d3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nice-hornets-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nostrudel": minor
+---
+
+Make notes clickable
diff --git a/src/components/embed-event/event-types/embedded-note.tsx b/src/components/embed-event/event-types/embedded-note.tsx
index 9267c2b8f..bc98a895f 100644
--- a/src/components/embed-event/event-types/embedded-note.tsx
+++ b/src/components/embed-event/event-types/embedded-note.tsx
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ import Timestamp from "../../timestamp";
 import { getSharableEventAddress } from "../../../helpers/nip19";
 import { InlineNoteContent } from "../../note/inline-note-content";
 import { useNavigateInDrawer } from "../../../providers/drawer-sub-view-provider";
-import styled from "@emotion/styled";
-
-const HoverLinkOverlay = styled(LinkOverlay)`
-  &:hover:before {
-    background-color: var(--chakra-colors-card-hover-overlay);
-  }
-`;
+import HoverLinkOverlay from "../../hover-link-overlay";
 
 export default function EmbeddedNote({ event, ...props }: Omit<CardProps, "children"> & { event: NostrEvent }) {
   const { showSignatureVerification } = useSubject(appSettings);
diff --git a/src/components/embed-types/image.tsx b/src/components/embed-types/image.tsx
index 69ee6220c..16bd0ac86 100644
--- a/src/components/embed-types/image.tsx
+++ b/src/components/embed-types/image.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from "react";
-import { Image, ImageProps } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { Image, ImageProps, Link, LinkProps } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
 import appSettings from "../../services/settings/app-settings";
 import { useTrusted } from "../../providers/trust";
@@ -61,23 +61,69 @@ export const TrustImage = forwardRef<HTMLImageElement, TrustImageProps>((props,
   else return <Image {...props} onClick={handleClick} style={{ ...style, ...props.style }} ref={ref} />;
 });
 
-export type EmbeddedImageProps = TrustImageProps & {
+export type EmbeddedImageProps = Omit<LinkProps, "children" | "href" | "onClick"> & {
+  src?: string;
   event?: NostrEvent;
+  imageProps?: TrustImageProps;
 };
 
-export const EmbeddedImage = forwardRef<HTMLImageElement, EmbeddedImageProps>(({ src, event, ...props }, ref) => {
-  const thumbnail = appSettings.value.imageProxy
-    ? new URL(`/256,fit/${src}`, appSettings.value.imageProxy).toString()
-    : src;
-
-  ref = ref || useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
-  const { show } = useRegisterSlide(
-    ref as MutableRefObject<HTMLImageElement | null>,
-    src ? { type: "image", src, event } : undefined,
-  );
+function useImageThumbnail(src?: string) {
+  return appSettings.value.imageProxy ? new URL(`/256,fit/${src}`, appSettings.value.imageProxy).toString() : src;
+}
 
-  return <TrustImage {...props} src={thumbnail} cursor="pointer" ref={ref} onClick={show} />;
-});
+export const EmbeddedImage = forwardRef<HTMLImageElement, EmbeddedImageProps>(
+  ({ src, event, imageProps, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const thumbnail = useImageThumbnail(src);
+
+    ref = ref || useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+    const { show } = useRegisterSlide(
+      ref as MutableRefObject<HTMLImageElement | null>,
+      src ? { type: "image", src, event } : undefined,
+    );
+    const handleClick = useCallback<MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>>(
+      (e) => {
+        !e.isPropagationStopped() && show();
+        e.preventDefault();
+      },
+      [show],
+    );
+
+    // NOTE: the parent <div> has display=block and and <a> has inline-block
+    // this is so that the <a> element can act like a block without being full width
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Link href={src} isExternal onClick={handleClick} display="inline-block" {...props}>
+          <TrustImage {...imageProps} src={thumbnail} cursor="pointer" ref={ref} onClick={handleClick} />
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+);
+
+export const GalleryImage = forwardRef<HTMLImageElement, EmbeddedImageProps>(
+  ({ src, event, imageProps, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const thumbnail = useImageThumbnail(src);
+
+    ref = ref || useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
+    const { show } = useRegisterSlide(
+      ref as MutableRefObject<HTMLImageElement | null>,
+      src ? { type: "image", src, event } : undefined,
+    );
+    const handleClick = useCallback<MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement>>(
+      (e) => {
+        !e.isPropagationStopped() && show();
+        e.preventDefault();
+      },
+      [show],
+    );
+
+    return (
+      <Link href={src} isExternal onClick={handleClick} {...props}>
+        <TrustImage src={thumbnail} cursor="pointer" ref={ref} onClick={handleClick} {...imageProps} />
+      </Link>
+    );
+  },
+);
 
 export function ImageGallery({ images, event }: { images: string[]; event?: NostrEvent }) {
   const photos = useMemo(() => {
@@ -93,7 +139,9 @@ export function ImageGallery({ images, event }: { images: string[]; event?: Nost
     <PhotoGallery
       layout="rows"
       photos={photos}
-      renderPhoto={({ photo, imageProps, wrapperStyle }) => <EmbeddedImage {...imageProps} />}
+      renderPhoto={({ photo, imageProps, wrapperStyle }) => (
+        <GalleryImage src={imageProps.src} style={imageProps.style} />
+      )}
       targetRowHeight={(containerWidth) => containerWidth / rowMultiplier}
     />
   );
@@ -165,5 +213,5 @@ export function embedImageGallery(content: EmbedableContent, event?: NostrEvent)
 export function renderImageUrl(match: URL) {
   if (!isImageURL(match)) return null;
 
-  return <EmbeddedImage src={match.toString()} maxH={["initial", "35vh"]} />;
+  return <EmbeddedImage src={match.toString()} imageProps={{ maxH: ["initial", "35vh"] }} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/hover-link-overlay.tsx b/src/components/hover-link-overlay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d961436e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/hover-link-overlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { LinkOverlay } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import styled from "@emotion/styled";
+
+const HoverLinkOverlay = styled(LinkOverlay)`
+  &:hover:before {
+    background-color: var(--chakra-colors-card-hover-overlay);
+  }
+`;
+
+export default HoverLinkOverlay;
diff --git a/src/components/note/index.tsx b/src/components/note/index.tsx
index f96974534..0659c77c1 100644
--- a/src/components/note/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/note/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   Flex,
   IconButton,
   Link,
+  LinkBox,
   Text,
   useDisclosure,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
@@ -44,14 +45,16 @@ import { getSharableEventAddress } from "../../helpers/nip19";
 import { COMMUNITY_DEFINITION_KIND, getCommunityName } from "../../helpers/nostr/communities";
 import useReplaceableEvent from "../../hooks/use-replaceable-event";
 import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../providers/breakpoint-provider";
+import HoverLinkOverlay from "../hover-link-overlay";
+import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 
 export type NoteProps = Omit<CardProps, "children"> & {
   event: NostrEvent;
   variant?: CardProps["variant"];
   showReplyButton?: boolean;
   hideDrawerButton?: boolean;
-  hideThreadLink?: boolean;
   registerIntersectionEntity?: boolean;
+  clickable?: boolean;
 };
 export const Note = React.memo(
   ({
@@ -59,8 +62,8 @@ export const Note = React.memo(
     variant = "outline",
     showReplyButton,
     hideDrawerButton,
-    hideThreadLink,
     registerIntersectionEntity = true,
+    clickable = true,
     ...props
   }: NoteProps) => {
     const account = useCurrentAccount();
@@ -87,29 +90,26 @@ export const Note = React.memo(
       <TrustProvider event={event}>
         <ExpandProvider>
           <Card
+            as={LinkBox}
             variant={variant}
             ref={registerIntersectionEntity ? ref : undefined}
             data-event-id={event.id}
             {...props}
           >
+            {clickable && <HoverLinkOverlay as={RouterLink} to={`/n/${nip19.noteEncode(event.id)}`} />}
             <CardHeader p="2">
               <Flex flex="1" gap="2" alignItems="center">
                 <UserAvatarLink pubkey={event.pubkey} size={["xs", "sm"]} />
                 <UserLink pubkey={event.pubkey} isTruncated fontWeight="bold" fontSize="lg" />
                 <UserDnsIdentityIcon pubkey={event.pubkey} onlyIcon />
                 <Flex grow={1} />
-                {!hideThreadLink && (
-                  <NoteLink noteId={event.id} whiteSpace="nowrap" color="current">
-                    thread
-                  </NoteLink>
-                )}
                 {showSignatureVerification && <EventVerificationIcon event={event} />}
                 {!hideDrawerButton && (
                   <OpenInDrawerButton to={`/n/${getSharableEventAddress(event)}`} size="sm" variant="ghost" />
                 )}
-                <NoteLink noteId={event.id} whiteSpace="nowrap" color="current">
+                <Link as={RouterLink} whiteSpace="nowrap" color="current" to={`/n/${nip19.noteEncode(event.id)}`}>
                   <Timestamp timestamp={event.created_at} />
-                </NoteLink>
+                </Link>
               </Flex>
               {community && (
                 <Text fontStyle="italic">
diff --git a/src/components/timeline-page/media-timeline/index.tsx b/src/components/timeline-page/media-timeline/index.tsx
index c908b0fdc..29ba73042 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline-page/media-timeline/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/timeline-page/media-timeline/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import useSubject from "../../../hooks/use-subject";
 import { getMatchLink } from "../../../helpers/regexp";
 import { LightboxProvider } from "../../lightbox-provider";
 import { isImageURL } from "../../../helpers/url";
-import { EmbeddedImage, EmbeddedImageProps } from "../../embed-types";
+import { EmbeddedImage, EmbeddedImageProps, GalleryImage } from "../../embed-types";
 import { TrustProvider } from "../../../providers/trust";
 import PhotoGallery, { PhotoWithoutSize } from "../../photo-gallery";
 import { useRegisterIntersectionEntity } from "../../../providers/intersection-observer";
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import { NostrEvent } from "../../../types/nostr-event";
 import { getEventUID } from "../../../helpers/nostr/events";
 import { useBreakpointValue } from "../../../providers/breakpoint-provider";
 
-function GalleryImage({ event, ...props }: EmbeddedImageProps & { event: NostrEvent }) {
+function CustomGalleryImage({ event, ...props }: EmbeddedImageProps & { event: NostrEvent }) {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLImageElement | null>(null);
   useRegisterIntersectionEntity(ref, getEventUID(event));
 
-  return <EmbeddedImage {...props} event={event} ref={ref} />;
+  return <GalleryImage {...props} event={event} ref={ref} />;
 }
 
 type PhotoWithEvent = PhotoWithoutSize & { event: NostrEvent };
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ function ImageGallery({ images }: { images: PhotoWithEvent[] }) {
     <PhotoGallery<Photo & { event: NostrEvent }>
       layout="masonry"
       photos={images}
-      renderPhoto={({ photo, imageProps }) => <GalleryImage event={photo.event} {...imageProps} />}
+      renderPhoto={({ photo, imageProps }) => (
+        <CustomGalleryImage src={imageProps.src} event={photo.event} style={imageProps.style} />
+      )}
       columns={rowMultiplier}
     />
   );
diff --git a/src/theme/index.ts b/src/theme/index.ts
index 2bba8c9aa..868d5d103 100644
--- a/src/theme/index.ts
+++ b/src/theme/index.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default function buildTheme(
     semanticTokens: {
       colors: {
         "card-hover-overlay": {
-          _light: "blackAlpha.100",
-          _dark: "whiteAlpha.100",
+          _light: "blackAlpha.50",
+          _dark: "whiteAlpha.50",
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/src/views/note/components/thread-post.tsx b/src/views/note/components/thread-post.tsx
index 4e4f8373f..0b67484ff 100644
--- a/src/views/note/components/thread-post.tsx
+++ b/src/views/note/components/thread-post.tsx
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ export const ThreadPost = ({ post, initShowReplies, focusId }: ThreadItemProps)
           <Note
             event={post.event}
             borderColor={focusId === post.event.id ? "blue.500" : undefined}
+            clickable={focusId !== post.event.id}
             hideDrawerButton
-            hideThreadLink
           />
         </TrustProvider>
       )}
diff --git a/src/views/note/index.tsx b/src/views/note/index.tsx
index 5749c6dc0..d6627aabb 100644
--- a/src/views/note/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/note/index.tsx
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ export default function NoteView() {
     pageContent = (
       <>
         {parentPosts.map((parent) => (
-          <Note key={parent.event.id + "-rely"} event={parent.event} hideDrawerButton hideThreadLink />
+          <Note key={parent.event.id + "-rely"} event={parent.event} hideDrawerButton />
         ))}
         <ThreadPost key={post.event.id} post={post} initShowReplies focusId={focusId} />
       </>
     );
   } else if (events[focusId]) {
-    pageContent = <Note event={events[focusId]} variant="filled" hideDrawerButton hideThreadLink />;
+    pageContent = <Note event={events[focusId]} variant="filled" hideDrawerButton />;
   }
 
   return <VerticalPageLayout>{pageContent}</VerticalPageLayout>;