diff --git a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/frameworks/bootstrap5.py b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/frameworks/bootstrap5.py
index 059ef5b7..ccb8b616 100644
--- a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/frameworks/bootstrap5.py
+++ b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/frameworks/bootstrap5.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
         instance.add_classes("carousel-item")
         if is_first_child(instance, parent):
             instance.add_classes("active")
-        context["link"] = instance.get_link()
+        context["mixin_link"] = instance.get_link()
         context["aspect_ratio"] = str(width / height)
         context["options"] = {"crop": 10, "size": (width, height), "upscale": True}
         return super().render(context, instance, placeholder)
diff --git a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/carousel/default/slide.html b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/carousel/default/slide.html
index f632f5b4..cef14a87 100644
--- a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/carousel/default/slide.html
+++ b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/carousel/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/carousel/default/slide.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {% load cms_tags frontend %}
 <{{ instance.tag_type }}{{ instance.get_attributes }}>
-{% if link %}
-    <a href="{{ link }}"{% if instance.target %} target="{{ instance.target }}"{% endif %}>
+{% if mixin_link %}
+    <a href="{{ mixin_link }}"{% if instance.target %} target="{{ instance.target }}"{% endif %}>
 {% endif %}
 {% with image=carousel_image.image %}
     {% include "djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/carousel/default/image.html" %}
 {% endwith %}
-{% if link %}
+{% if mixin_link %}
     </a>
 {% endif %}
 <div class="carousel-caption d-none d-md-block">
diff --git a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/link/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/link.html b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/link/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/link.html
index 45a451a7..aa3ef587 100644
--- a/djangocms_frontend/contrib/link/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/link.html
+++ b/djangocms_frontend/contrib/link/templates/djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/link.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{% load cms_tags frontend %}{% if mixin_link %}<a href="{{ mixin_link }}"{% if instance.target %} target="{{ instance.target }}"{% endif %}{{ instance.get_attributes }}>{% endif %}{% if instance.icon_left %}{% include "djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/icon.html" with icon_class=instance.icon_left attribute_class="me-1" %}{% endif %}{% for plugin in instance.child_plugin_instances %}{% render_plugin plugin %}{% empty %}{{ instance.name }}{% endfor %}{% if instance.icon_right %}{% include "djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/icon.html" with icon_class=instance.icon_right attribute_class="ms-1" %}{% endif %}{% if link %}</a>{% endif %}
+{% load cms_tags frontend %}{% if mixin_link %}<a href="{{ mixin_link }}"{% if instance.target %} target="{{ instance.target }}"{% endif %}{{ instance.get_attributes }}>{% endif %}{% if instance.icon_left %}{% include "djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/icon.html" with icon_class=instance.icon_left attribute_class="me-1" %}{% endif %}{% for plugin in instance.child_plugin_instances %}{% render_plugin plugin %}{% empty %}{{ instance.name }}{% endfor %}{% if instance.icon_right %}{% include "djangocms_frontend/bootstrap5/link/default/icon.html" with icon_class=instance.icon_right attribute_class="ms-1" %}{% endif %}{% if mixin_link %}</a>{% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/carousel/test_plugins.py b/tests/carousel/test_plugins.py
index 51879445..e8e0887e 100644
--- a/tests/carousel/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/carousel/test_plugins.py
@@ -104,3 +104,28 @@ def test_carousel_slide_plugin(self):
             or ('<div class="carousel slide"' in response.content.decode("utf-8")),
             f'<div class="slide carousel" not found in {response.content.decode("utf-8")}',
         )
+
+        # Now testing if links are working
+        row = add_plugin(
+            placeholder=self.placeholder,
+            plugin_type=CarouselPlugin.__name__,
+            language=self.language,
+        )
+        row.initialize_from_form(CarouselForm).save()
+        plugin = add_plugin(
+            target=row,
+            placeholder=self.placeholder,
+            plugin_type=CarouselSlidePlugin.__name__,
+            language=self.language,
+            config=dict(
+                carousel_image=dict(pk=self.image.id, model="filer.Image"),
+                link=dict(external_link="https://www.divio.com"),
+            ),
+        )
+        plugin.initialize_from_form(CarouselSlideForm).save()
+        self.publish(self.page, self.language)
+
+        with self.login_user_context(self.superuser):
+            response = self.client.get(self.request_url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'href="https://www.divio.com"')