diff --git a/module_citeq.lua b/module_citeq.lua
index 86e3e41..c71ba8d 100644
--- a/module_citeq.lua
+++ b/module_citeq.lua
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ local function makelink(v, out, maxpos, wdl, namestyle)
 			if wdl then
 				-- show that there's a Wikidata entry available
 				out[position] = string.format(
-					"[[:d:Q%s|%s]]&nbsp;<span title='%s'>[[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|16px|alt=|link=]]</span>",
+					"[[:d:Q%s|%s]]&nbsp;<span title='%s'>[[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|16px|class=noviewer|alt=|link=]]</span>",
 					v.mainsnak.datavalue.value["numeric-id"],
 					label,
 					cfg.i18n_t["errors"]["local-article-not-found"]
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 			if author.qid then
 				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
 				if author.human then
-					table.insert(missing_names, author.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit author in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. author.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
+					table.insert(missing_names, author.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit author in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|class=noviewer|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. author.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else
 				table.insert(missing_names, author.label)
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 			if editor.qid then
 				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
 				if editor.human then
-					table.insert(missing_names, editor.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit editor in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. editor.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
+					table.insert(missing_names, editor.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit editor in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|class=noviewer|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. editor.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else
 				table.insert(missing_names, editor.label)
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 			if translator.qid then
 				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
 				if translator.human then
-					table.insert(missing_names, translator.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit translator in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. translator.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
+					table.insert(missing_names, translator.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit translator in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|class=noviewer|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. translator.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else
 				table.insert(missing_names, translator.label)
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	local id = cfg.i18n_t.wdq.. '&nbsp;[[:d:' .. qid .. '|' .. qid .. ']]'
 	local old_id = citeq_args.id
 	if wdl then -- show WD logo
-		id = id .. '[[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|16px|alt=|link=]]' -- possibly replace by WD edit icon?
+		id = id .. '[[File:Wikidata-logo.svg|16px|class=noviewer|alt=|link=]]' -- possibly replace by WD edit icon?
 	end
 	if is_set (old_id) then
 		citeq_args.id = old_id .. list_sep .. id -- append to user-specified contents