diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/NotePreview.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/NotePreview.tsx
index 74c40ab42..8036f317f 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/NotePreview.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/apps/publish/components/NotePreview.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ export function NotePreview(props: NotePreviewProps) {
   const snippet = getSnippet(body);
 
   const commColor = (props.unreads.graph?.[appPath]?.[`/${noteId}`]?.unreads ?? 0) > 0 ? 'blue' : 'gray';
+
+  const cursorStyle = post.pending ? 'default' : 'pointer';
+
   return (
-    <Box width='100%'>
-      <Link to={url}>
+    <Box width='100%' opacity={post.pending ? '0.5' : '1'}>
+      <Link
+        to={post.pending ? '#' : url}
+        style={ { cursor: cursorStyle } }>
         <Col
           lineHeight='tall'
           width='100%'