diff --git a/src/elements/NodeResultLink/NodeResultLink.tsx b/src/elements/NodeResultLink/NodeResultLink.tsx
index 7eefc91..1b444a7 100644
--- a/src/elements/NodeResultLink/NodeResultLink.tsx
+++ b/src/elements/NodeResultLink/NodeResultLink.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { css } from '../../util/taggedString'
 import { baact, createRef } from '../../../baact/baact'
 import { theme } from '../../theme'
 import { NodeResult } from 'axe-core'
-import { isHidden, ownText, removeAllChildren } from '../../util/dom'
+import { deepShadowQuerySelectorAll, isHidden, ownText, removeAllChildren } from '../../util/dom'
 import { baatSymbol } from '../../core/BAAT'
 import { BAATEvent, HighlightElement, SettingsChanged } from '../../types'
 import { Icon } from '..'
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class NodeResultLink extends BaseHTMLElement<INodeLinkAccessor> implement
     update() {
         if (!this.shadowRoot || !this.isConnected) return
         let name = ""
-        this.element = this.result?.element ?? document.querySelector(this?.result?.target?.join(', ') ?? '') as HTMLElement | null
+        this.element = this.result?.element ?? deepShadowQuerySelectorAll(this?.result?.target?.join(', ') ?? '').pop() as HTMLElement | null
         let hasLink = this.element && !isHidden(this.element)
         const devMode = window[baatSymbol].getSetting(settingNames.developer)
 
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ export class NodeResultLink extends BaseHTMLElement<INodeLinkAccessor> implement
 export const register = () => {
     if (!customElements.get(NodeResultLink.tagName))
         customElements.define(NodeResultLink.tagName, NodeResultLink);
-}
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+}
diff --git a/testing/index.html b/testing/index.html
index c74eea9..95e9852 100644
--- a/testing/index.html
+++ b/testing/index.html
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ <h2>title</h2>
         <div role="text">text4<button>button4</button></div>
         <h1>wowowow</h1>
         <input type="email">
+        <p>
+            <template shadowrootmode="open">
+                <span role="text">I'm text in a shadow DOM<button>button5</button></span>
+            </template>
+        </p>
         <script src="../build/userscript.js"></script>
     </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>