diff --git a/src/editor/ReadingModeTaskLinkProcessor.ts b/src/editor/ReadingModeTaskLinkProcessor.ts
index ef90246d..79ebe327 100644
--- a/src/editor/ReadingModeTaskLinkProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/editor/ReadingModeTaskLinkProcessor.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ export class ReadingModeTaskLinkProcessor {
 				displayText = linkContent;
 			}
 
+			if (displayText) {
+				// If there's a display text (alias), do not replace the link
+				return;
+			}
+
 			// Create a task widget instance
 			const widget = new TaskLinkWidget(taskInfo, this.plugin, originalText, displayText);
 
diff --git a/src/editor/TaskLinkOverlay.ts b/src/editor/TaskLinkOverlay.ts
index 11b8263c..e675d71d 100644
--- a/src/editor/TaskLinkOverlay.ts
+++ b/src/editor/TaskLinkOverlay.ts
@@ -280,13 +280,17 @@ export function buildTaskLinkDecorations(
 						: parseMarkdownLinkSync(link.match);
 				if (!parsed) continue;
 
-				const { linkPath } = parsed;
-
+				const { linkPath, displayText } = parsed;
 				// Validate link path
 				if (!linkPath || typeof linkPath !== "string" || linkPath.trim().length === 0) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				// Disable overlay if there's a display text (alias)
+				if (displayText) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				// Resolve the link path
 				const resolvedPath = resolveLinkPathSync(linkPath, currentFile, plugin);
 				if (!resolvedPath) continue;