diff --git a/e2e/tests/notes/note-checklist-link.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/notes/note-checklist-link.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afa4adcc2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/notes/note-checklist-link.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/test.fixture';
+
+test.describe('Issue #7013 — link in checklist in project note', () => {
+  test('unlocked note: link in checklist renders as <a> tag', async ({
+    page,
+    workViewPage,
+    notePage,
+    testPrefix,
+  }) => {
+    await workViewPage.waitForTaskList();
+
+    const unique = `${testPrefix}-7013`;
+    const noteContent = `- [ ] [${unique}-link](https://example.com)`;
+
+    await notePage.addNote(noteContent);
+
+    const note = page.locator('note', { hasText: `${unique}-link` }).first();
+    await expect(note).toBeVisible();
+
+    const anchor = note.locator(`a:has-text("${unique}-link")`);
+    await expect(anchor).toBeVisible();
+    const href = await anchor.getAttribute('href');
+    expect(href).toContain('example.com');
+  });
+
+  test('locked note: link in checklist still renders as <a> tag', async ({
+    page,
+    workViewPage,
+    notePage,
+    testPrefix,
+  }) => {
+    await workViewPage.waitForTaskList();
+
+    const unique = `${testPrefix}-7013-locked`;
+    const noteContent = `- [ ] [${unique}-link](https://example.com)`;
+
+    await notePage.addNote(noteContent);
+
+    const note = page.locator('note', { hasText: `${unique}-link` }).first();
+    await expect(note).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Toggle lock via context menu ("Disable Markdown Parsing")
+    await note.hover();
+    const menuBtn = note.locator('button:has(mat-icon:has-text("more_vert"))');
+    await menuBtn.click();
+    const lockBtn = page
+      .locator('.mat-mdc-menu-content button')
+      .filter({ has: page.locator('mat-icon:has-text("lock_open")') });
+    await lockBtn.click();
+
+    // Locked path should still linkify URLs via RenderLinksPipe
+    const anchor = note.locator(`a:has-text("${unique}-link")`);
+    await expect(anchor).toBeVisible();
+    const href = await anchor.getAttribute('href');
+    expect(href).toContain('example.com');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.html b/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.html
index 6410df5ea6..d697c5c87c 100644
--- a/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.html
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
           <div
             (click)="editFullscreen($event)"
             class="markdown-preview"
-          >
-            {{ isLongNote ? resolvedShortenedContent() : resolvedContent() }}
-          </div>
+            [innerHTML]="
+              (isLongNote ? resolvedShortenedContent() : resolvedContent()) | renderLinks
+            "
+          ></div>
         } @else {
           <div
             (click)="editFullscreen($event)"
diff --git a/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.ts b/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.ts
index b86d7e8d46..792a89a1d8 100644
--- a/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/note/note/note.component.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { DEFAULT_PROJECT_COLOR } from '../../work-context/work-context.const';
 import { ClipboardImageService } from '../../../core/clipboard-image/clipboard-image.service';
+import { RenderLinksPipe } from '../../../ui/pipes/render-links.pipe';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'note',
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import { ClipboardImageService } from '../../../core/clipboard-image/clipboard-i
     MatMenuItem,
     AsyncPipe,
     TranslatePipe,
+    RenderLinksPipe,
   ],
 })
 export class NoteComponent implements OnChanges {