diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteBacklink.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteBacklink.cs
index a401eadaa3..22c02ea720 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteBacklink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteBacklink.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Markdig.Extensions.Footnotes;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers.Markdown;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -27,14 +29,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown.Footnotes
         public OsuMarkdownFootnoteBacklink(FootnoteLink backlink)
         {
             this.backlink = backlink;
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider, OsuMarkdownContainer markdownContainer, OverlayScrollContainer? scrollContainer)
         {
             float fontSize = parentTextComponent.CreateSpriteText().Font.Size;
-            Height = fontSize;
+            Size = new Vector2(fontSize);
 
             IdleColour = colourProvider.Light2;
             HoverColour = colourProvider.Light1;
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown.Footnotes
                 Size = new Vector2(fontSize / 2),
                 Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ArrowUp,
             });
+
+            if (scrollContainer != null)
+            {
+                Action = () =>
+                {
+                    var footnoteLink = markdownContainer.ChildrenOfType<OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink>().Single(footnoteLink => footnoteLink.FootnoteLink.Index == backlink.Index);
+                    scrollContainer.ScrollIntoView(footnoteLink);
+                };
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink.cs
index b35c08e335..c9bd408e9e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/Markdown/Footnotes/OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Markdig.Extensions.Footnotes;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
@@ -10,13 +11,14 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers.Markdown;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown.Footnotes
 {
     public partial class OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink : OsuHoverContainer, IHasCustomTooltip
     {
-        private readonly FootnoteLink footnoteLink;
+        public readonly FootnoteLink FootnoteLink;
 
         private SpriteText spriteText = null!;
 
@@ -33,14 +35,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown.Footnotes
 
         public OsuMarkdownFootnoteLink(FootnoteLink footnoteLink)
         {
-            this.footnoteLink = footnoteLink;
+            FootnoteLink = footnoteLink;
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Action = () => { }; // TODO
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(OsuMarkdownContainer markdownContainer, OverlayScrollContainer? scrollContainer)
         {
             IdleColour = colourProvider.Light2;
             HoverColour = colourProvider.Light1;
@@ -52,15 +53,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers.Markdown.Footnotes
                 float baseSize = t.Font.Size;
                 t.Font = t.Font.With(size: baseSize * 0.58f);
                 t.Margin = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 0.33f * baseSize };
-                t.Text = LocalisableString.Format("[{0}]", footnoteLink.Index);
+                t.Text = LocalisableString.Format("[{0}]", FootnoteLink.Index);
             }));
+
+            if (scrollContainer != null)
+            {
+                Action = () =>
+                {
+                    var footnote = markdownContainer.ChildrenOfType<OsuMarkdownFootnote>().Single(footnote => footnote.Footnote.Label == FootnoteLink.Footnote.Label);
+                    scrollContainer.ScrollIntoView(footnote);
+                };
+            }
         }
 
         public object TooltipContent
         {
             get
             {
-                var span = footnoteLink.Footnote.LastChild.Span;
+                var span = FootnoteLink.Footnote.LastChild.Span;
                 return markdownContainer.Text.Substring(span.Start, span.Length);
             }
         }