diff --git a/config/example.json b/config/example.json
index dc5cabe6c..0867dc69c 100644
--- a/config/example.json
+++ b/config/example.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
     "labels": ["opensource"]
   },
   "loginTimout": 600000,
+  "viewLink": {
+    "sectionPrefix": "Section ",
+    "appendixPrefix": "Appendix ",
+    "hidePrefixForSections": false
+  },
   "experimental": [
     {
       "id": "experimental-magic",
diff --git a/src/ve-components/presentations/mms-view-link.component.ts b/src/ve-components/presentations/mms-view-link.component.ts
index 556d29cdf..1baf9c23b 100644
--- a/src/ve-components/presentations/mms-view-link.component.ts
+++ b/src/ve-components/presentations/mms-view-link.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { veComponents } from '@ve-components';
 
 import { VeComponentOptions } from '@ve-types/angular';
 import { ElementObject, ElementsRequest } from '@ve-types/mms';
+import {VeConfig} from "@ve-types/config";
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class ViewLinkController implements angular.IComponentController {
     private docid: string;
     showNum: boolean;
     vid: string;
+    private veConfig: VeConfig;
 
     constructor(
         private $scope: angular.IScope,
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ class ViewLinkController implements angular.IComponentController {
         private viewSvc: ViewService,
         private applicationSvc: ApplicationService,
         private extensionSvc: ExtensionService
-    ) {}
+    ) {
+        this.veConfig = window.__env;
+    }
 
     $onInit(): void {
         this.target = this.linkTarget ? this.linkTarget : '_self';
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ class ViewLinkController implements angular.IComponentController {
                 (data: ElementObject) => {
                     this.element = data;
                     this.elementName = data.name;
-                    this.type = 'Section ';
+                    this.type = this.veConfig.viewLink.sectionPrefix;
                     this.suffix = '';
                     this.hash = '#' + data.id;
                     if (this.mmsPeId && this.mmsPeId !== '') {
@@ -168,6 +172,8 @@ class ViewLinkController implements angular.IComponentController {
                                 } else if (this.viewSvc.isEquation(pe)) {
                                     this.type = 'Eq. (';
                                     this.suffix = ')';
+                                } else if (this.viewSvc.isSection(pe) && this.veConfig.viewLink.hidePrefixForSections) {
+                                    this.type = '';
                                 }
                                 if (this.applicationSvc.getState().fullDoc) {
                                     this.href = `main.project.ref.view.present.document({ projectId: $ctrl.projectId, refId: $ctrl.refId, documentId: $ctrl.docid, viewId: $ctrl.vid })`;
@@ -179,6 +185,15 @@ class ViewLinkController implements angular.IComponentController {
                                 this.growl.warning(`Unable to retrieve element: ${reason.message}`);
                             }
                         );
+                    } else {
+                        if (data._veNumber) {
+                            let numbers = data._veNumber.split('.');
+                            if (numbers.length > 1 && this.veConfig.viewLink.hidePrefixForSections) {
+                                this.type = '';
+                            } else if (isNaN(parseInt(numbers[0]))) {
+                                this.type = this.veConfig.viewLink.appendixPrefix;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                     if (this.apiSvc.isDocument(data)) {
                         docid = data.id;
diff --git a/src/ve-types/config.d.ts b/src/ve-types/config.d.ts
index d9baacb4a..8ac074e2a 100644
--- a/src/ve-types/config.d.ts
+++ b/src/ve-types/config.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ export interface VeConfig {
     banner?: BrandingStyle;
     footer?: BrandingStyle;
     loginTimeout?: number;
+    viewLink: {
+        sectionPrefix: string;
+        appendixPrefix: string;
+        hidePrefixForSections: boolean;
+    }
     experimental?: VeExperimentDescriptor[];
     expConfig?: VeExperimentConfig;
 }