diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier2.test.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier2.test.ts
index fb71b6aa..c1a0cf6c 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier2.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier2.test.ts
@@ -10,18 +10,14 @@ import { MockBufferService } from 'common/TestUtils.test';
 import { ILink } from 'browser/Types';
 
 class TestLinkifier2 extends Linkifier2 {
-  protected _currentLinkState = {
-    decorations: {
-      underline: true,
-      pointerCursor: true
-    },
-    isHovered: true
-  };
-
   constructor(bufferService: IBufferService) {
     super(bufferService);
   }
 
+  public set currentLink(link: any) {
+    this._currentLink = link;
+  }
+
   public linkHover(element: HTMLElement, link: ILink, event: MouseEvent): void {
     this._linkHover(element, link, event);
   }
@@ -35,11 +31,6 @@ describe('Linkifier2', () => {
   let bufferService: IBufferService;
   let linkifier: TestLinkifier2;
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    bufferService = new MockBufferService(100, 10);
-    linkifier = new TestLinkifier2(bufferService);
-  });
-
   const link: ILink = {
     text: 'foo',
     range: {
@@ -55,6 +46,21 @@ describe('Linkifier2', () => {
     activate: () => { }
   };
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    bufferService = new MockBufferService(100, 10);
+    linkifier = new TestLinkifier2(bufferService);
+    linkifier.currentLink = {
+      link,
+      state: {
+        decorations: {
+          underline: true,
+          pointerCursor: true
+        },
+        isHovered: true
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
   it('onShowLinkUnderline event range is correct', done => {
     linkifier.onShowLinkUnderline(e => {
       assert.equal(link.range.start.x - 1, e.x1);
diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
index eb8b700a..b776f699 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class Linkifier2 extends Disposable implements ILinkifier2 {
   private _mouseService: IMouseService | undefined;
   private _renderService: IRenderService | undefined;
   private _linkProviders: ILinkProvider[] = [];
-  private _currentLink: ILinkWithState | undefined;
+  protected _currentLink: ILinkWithState | undefined;
   private _lastMouseEvent: MouseEvent | undefined;
   private _linkCacheDisposables: IDisposable[] = [];
   private _lastBufferCell: IBufferCellPosition | undefined;