diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index b76aaa9..df08e79 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "obsidian-excalidraw-plugin",
 	"name": "Excalidraw",
-	"version": "1.6.5",
+	"version": "1.6.6",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.12.16",
 	"description": "An Obsidian plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings",
 	"author": "Zsolt Viczian",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbe88c0..c882eba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zsviczian/excalidraw": "0.10.0-obsidian-45",
+    "@zsviczian/excalidraw": "0.10.0-obsidian-47",
     "monkey-around": "^2.3.0",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/src/ExcalidrawView.ts b/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
index 71ff0f3..0c46774 100644
--- a/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
+++ b/src/ExcalidrawView.ts
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
     }
     this.excalidrawData.scene.appState.theme =
       this.excalidrawAPI.getAppState().theme;
-    //debug({where:"ExcalidrawView.reload",file:this.file.name,dataTheme:this.excalidrawData.scene.appState.theme,before:"loadDrawing(false)"})
     await this.loadDrawing(false);
     this.dirty = null;
   }
@@ -746,9 +745,6 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
       this.activeLoader.terminate = true;
     }
     this.nextLoader = null;
-    /*ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtode(this.contentEl);
-    this.excalidrawRef = null;
-    this.excalidrawAPI = null;*/
     this.excalidrawAPI.resetScene();
     this.excalidrawAPI.history.clear();
   }
@@ -799,7 +795,6 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
           return;
         }
       }
-      //debug({where:"ExcalidrawView.setViewData",file:this.file.name,dataTheme:this.excalidrawData.scene.appState.theme,before:"loadDrawing(true)"})
       await this.loadDrawing(true);
       this.isLoaded = true;
     });
@@ -809,13 +804,10 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
   private nextLoader: EmbeddedFilesLoader = null;
   public async loadSceneFiles() {
     const loader = new EmbeddedFilesLoader(this.plugin);
-    //debug({where:"ExcalidrawView.loadSceneFiles",status:"loader created",file:this.file.name,loader:loader.uid});
 
     const runLoader = (l: EmbeddedFilesLoader) => {
       this.nextLoader = null;
       this.activeLoader = l;
-      //debug({where:"ExcalidrawView.loadSceneFiles",status:"loader initiated",file:this.file.name,loader:l.uid});
-      //debug({where:"ExcalidrawView.loadSceneFiles",file:this.file.name,dataTheme:this.excalidrawData.scene.appState.theme,before:"loader.loadSceneFiles",isDark})
       l.loadSceneFiles(
         this.excalidrawData,
         (files: FileData[], isDark: boolean) => {
@@ -864,6 +856,7 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
         appState: {
           zenModeEnabled,
           viewModeEnabled,
+          linkOpacity: this.plugin.settings.linkOpacity,
           ...excalidrawData.appState,
         },
         files: excalidrawData.files,
@@ -885,6 +878,7 @@ export default class ExcalidrawView extends TextFileView {
         appState: {
           zenModeEnabled: om.zenModeEnabled,
           viewModeEnabled: om.viewModeEnabled,
+          linkOpacity: this.plugin.settings.linkOpacity,
           ...excalidrawData.appState,
         },
         files: excalidrawData.files,
diff --git a/src/lang/locale/en.ts b/src/lang/locale/en.ts
index 2616fec..769d852 100644
--- a/src/lang/locale/en.ts
+++ b/src/lang/locale/en.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ export default {
   }${FRONTMATTER_KEY_CUSTOM_URL_PREFIX}: "🌐 "</code> to the file's frontmatter.`,
   HOVERPREVIEW_NAME: "Hover preview without CTRL/CMD key",
   HOVERPREVIEW_DESC: "Toggle On: Hover preview for [[wiki links]] is shown immedately, without the need to hold the CTRL/CMD key.<br>Toggle Off: Hover preview is shown only when you hold the CTRL/CMD key while hovering the link.",  
+  LINKOPACITY_NAME: "Opacity of link icon",
+  LINKOPACITY_DESC: "Opacity of the link indicator icon in the top right corner of an element. 1 is opaque, 0 is transparent.",
   LINK_CTRL_CLICK_NAME:
     "CTRL/CMD + CLICK on text with [[links]] or [](links) to open them",
   LINK_CTRL_CLICK_DESC:
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 05d5556..5b46364 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface ExcalidrawSettings {
   linkPrefix: string;
   urlPrefix: string;
   hoverPreviewWithoutCTRL: boolean;
+  linkOpacity: number;
   allowCtrlClick: boolean; //if disabled only the link button in the view header will open links
   forceWrap: boolean;
   pageTransclusionCharLimit: number;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: ExcalidrawSettings = {
   linkPrefix: "📍",
   urlPrefix: "🌐",
   hoverPreviewWithoutCTRL: false,
+  linkOpacity: 1,
   openInAdjacentPane: false,
   showLinkBrackets: true,
   allowCtrlClick: true,
@@ -497,6 +499,27 @@ export class ExcalidrawSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
             this.applySettingsUpdate(true);
           }),
       );
+    
+    let opacityText: HTMLDivElement;
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName(t("LINKOPACITY_NAME"))
+      .setDesc(fragWithHTML(t("LINKOPACITY_DESC")))
+      .addSlider((slider) =>
+        slider
+          .setLimits(0, 1, 0.05)
+          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.linkOpacity)
+          .onChange(async (value) => {
+            opacityText.innerText = ` ${value.toString()}`;
+            this.plugin.settings.linkOpacity = value;
+            this.applySettingsUpdate(true);
+          }),
+      )
+      .settingEl.createDiv("", (el) => {
+        opacityText = el;
+        el.style.minWidth = "2.3em";
+        el.style.textAlign = "right";
+        el.innerText = ` ${this.plugin.settings.linkOpacity.toString()}`;
+      });
 
     new Setting(containerEl)
     .setName(t("HOVERPREVIEW_NAME"))
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 0bf9cf3..0e01c66 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "1.6.5": "0.12.16",
+  "1.6.6": "0.12.16",
   "1.4.2": "0.11.13"
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 253467f..f895180 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2127,10 +2127,10 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xtuc/long/-/long-4.2.2.tgz"
   "version" "4.2.2"
 
-"@zsviczian/excalidraw@0.10.0-obsidian-45":
-  "integrity" "sha512-m0RaRTg1jgeDBZCGmYmvKo0GDvGioBZGI+HBamcFGs2ZqN8RYmnetuS6U2RZSqTmKlgr/++1VXqi5vrGkTSzQw=="
-  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zsviczian/excalidraw/-/excalidraw-0.10.0-obsidian-45.tgz"
-  "version" "0.10.0-obsidian-45"
+"@zsviczian/excalidraw@0.10.0-obsidian-47":
+  "integrity" "sha512-KdY9jcvhE6XfsPLFowoV/1Qdh9QEGcS4CVu6dBMIkCrNTvFhpHj8aZERtzloaze8XewnqpUZyPGDNIA2CRe8DA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zsviczian/excalidraw/-/excalidraw-0.10.0-obsidian-47.tgz"
+  "version" "0.10.0-obsidian-47"
   dependencies:
     "dotenv" "10.0.0"