diff --git a/packages/affine/block-embed/src/embed-linked-doc-block/embed-linked-doc-block.ts b/packages/affine/block-embed/src/embed-linked-doc-block/embed-linked-doc-block.ts
index 92419094a211..d365de152bcd 100644
--- a/packages/affine/block-embed/src/embed-linked-doc-block/embed-linked-doc-block.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/block-embed/src/embed-linked-doc-block/embed-linked-doc-block.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { BlockLinkIcon } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/icons';
 import { isPeekable, Peekable } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/peek';
 import {
   cloneReferenceInfo,
-  isLinkToNode,
   REFERENCE_NODE,
+  referenceToNode,
   RefNodeSlotsProvider,
 } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
 import {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
     this._loading = false;
 
     // If it is a link to a block or element, the content will not be rendered.
-    if (this._isLinkToNode) {
+    if (this._referenceToNode) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
   override _cardStyle: (typeof EmbedLinkedDocStyles)[number] = 'horizontal';
 
   convertToEmbed = () => {
-    if (this._isLinkToNode) return;
+    if (this._referenceToNode) return;
 
     const { doc, caption } = this.model;
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
     super.connectedCallback();
 
     this._cardStyle = this.model.style;
-    this._isLinkToNode = isLinkToNode(this.model);
+    this._referenceToNode = referenceToNode(this.model);
 
     this._load().catch(e => {
       console.error(e);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
         })
       );
 
-      if (this._isLinkToNode) {
+      if (this._referenceToNode) {
         this._linkedDocMode = this.model.params?.mode ?? 'page';
       } else {
         const docMode = this.std.get(DocModeProvider);
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
           ? LinkedDocDeletedIcon
           : this.model.title
             ? AliasIcon({ width: '16px', height: '16pc' })
-            : this._isLinkToNode
+            : this._referenceToNode
               ? BlockLinkIcon
               : LinkedDocIcon;
 
@@ -516,16 +516,16 @@ export class EmbedLinkedDocBlockComponent extends EmbedBlockComponent<EmbedLinke
   @state()
   private accessor _docUpdatedAt: Date = new Date();
 
-  // linking block/element
-  @state()
-  private accessor _isLinkToNode = false;
-
   @state()
   private accessor _linkedDocMode: DocMode = 'page';
 
   @state()
   private accessor _loading = false;
 
+  // reference to block/element
+  @state()
+  private accessor _referenceToNode = false;
+
   @property({ attribute: false })
   accessor isBannerEmpty = false;
 
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/index.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/index.ts
index 2188f23c4cfa..36685e61abfe 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/index.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ export * from './reference-node/reference-config.js';
 
 export { AffineReference } from './reference-node/reference-node.js';
 export type { RefNodeSlots } from './reference-node/types.js';
-export { cloneReferenceInfo, isLinkToNode } from './reference-node/utils.js';
+export { cloneReferenceInfo, referenceToNode } from './reference-node/utils.js';
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
index 016dc2948462..75894b40aad7 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/reference-node.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { RefNodeSlotsProvider } from '../../../../extension/index.js';
 import { affineTextStyles } from '../affine-text.js';
 import { DEFAULT_DOC_NAME, REFERENCE_NODE } from '../consts.js';
 import { toggleReferencePopup } from './reference-popup.js';
-import { cloneReferenceInfo, isLinkToNode } from './utils.js';
+import { cloneReferenceInfo, referenceToNode } from './utils.js';
 
 @Peekable({ action: false })
 export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       return {
         template: toggleReferencePopup(
           this,
-          this.isLinkToNode(),
+          this.referenceToNode(),
           this.referenceInfo,
           this.inlineEditor,
           this.selfInlineRange,
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       .catch(console.error);
   }
 
-  // linking to block/element
-  isLinkToNode() {
-    return isLinkToNode(this.referenceInfo);
+  // reference to block/element
+  referenceToNode() {
+    return referenceToNode(this.referenceInfo);
   }
 
   override render() {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
           () =>
             hasTitleAlias
               ? AliasIcon()
-              : this.isLinkToNode()
+              : this.referenceToNode()
                 ? BlockLinkIcon
                 : FontLinkedDocIcon,
         ],
diff --git a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/utils.ts b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/utils.ts
index d5fea5447a24..b30fd088f3ba 100644
--- a/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/affine/components/src/rich-text/inline/presets/nodes/reference-node/utils.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function cloneReferenceInfo({
 /**
  * Returns true if it is a link to block or element.
  */
-export function isLinkToNode({ params }: ReferenceInfo) {
+export function referenceToNode({ params }: ReferenceInfo) {
   if (!params) return false;
   if (!params.mode) return false;
   const { blockIds, elementIds, databaseId, databaseRowId } = params;
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
index 75e6f4e0fa4e..d79de8038b13 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ParagraphBlockModel } from '@blocksuite/affine-model';
 
+import { referenceToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
 import {
   ParseDocUrlProvider,
   type ParseDocUrlService,
@@ -409,20 +410,18 @@ class PasteTr {
         const pageId = needToConvert.get(op)!;
         const reference = { pageId, type: 'LinkedPage' };
 
-        const extracted = extractSearchParams(link);
-        const isLinkToNode = Boolean(
-          extracted?.params?.mode &&
-            (extracted.params.blockIds?.length ||
-              extracted.params.elementIds?.length)
-        );
+        const extractedParams = extractSearchParams(link);
+        const isLinkedBlock = extractedParams
+          ? referenceToNode({ pageId, ...extractedParams })
+          : false;
 
-        Object.assign(reference, extracted);
+        Object.assign(reference, extractedParams);
 
         this.std.getOptional(TelemetryProvider)?.track('LinkedDocCreated', {
           page: 'doc editor',
           category: 'pasted link',
-          type: isLinkToNode ? 'block' : 'doc',
           other: 'existing doc',
+          type: isLinkedBlock ? 'block' : 'doc',
         });
 
         transformed = true;
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/edgeless/clipboard/clipboard.ts b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/edgeless/clipboard/clipboard.ts
index 0ea89b651c20..937ba110bb61 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/edgeless/clipboard/clipboard.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/edgeless/clipboard/clipboard.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Connection, ReferenceParams } from '@blocksuite/affine-model';
+import type { Connection } from '@blocksuite/affine-model';
 import type {
   BlockStdScope,
   EditorHost,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   SurfaceGroupLikeModel,
   TextUtils,
 } from '@blocksuite/affine-block-surface';
+import { referenceToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
 import {
   BookmarkStyles,
   DEFAULT_NOTE_HEIGHT,
@@ -286,33 +287,19 @@ export class EdgelessClipboardController extends PageClipboard {
 
       let flavour = 'affine:bookmark';
       let style = BookmarkStyles[0];
-      let isLinkToNode = false;
+      let isInternalLink = false;
+      let isLinkedBlock = false;
 
       if (docUrlInfo) {
-        options.pageId = docUrlInfo.docId;
+        const { docId: pageId, ...params } = docUrlInfo;
+
         flavour = 'affine:embed-linked-doc';
         style = 'vertical';
 
-        isLinkToNode = Boolean(
-          docUrlInfo.blockIds?.length || docUrlInfo.elementIds?.length
-        );
-
-        const params: ReferenceParams = {};
-        if (docUrlInfo.mode) {
-          params.mode = docUrlInfo.mode;
-        }
-        if (isLinkToNode) {
-          if (docUrlInfo.blockIds?.length) {
-            params.blockIds = docUrlInfo.blockIds;
-          }
-          if (docUrlInfo.elementIds?.length) {
-            params.elementIds = docUrlInfo.elementIds;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (Object.keys(params).length) {
-          Object.assign(options, { params });
-        }
+        isInternalLink = true;
+        isLinkedBlock = referenceToNode({ pageId, params });
+        options.pageId = pageId;
+        if (params) options.params = params;
       } else {
         options.url = url;
 
@@ -356,8 +343,8 @@ export class EdgelessClipboardController extends PageClipboard {
         page: 'whiteboard editor',
         segment: 'whiteboard',
         category: 'pasted link',
-        other: 'existing doc',
-        type: isLinkToNode ? 'block' : 'doc',
+        other: isInternalLink ? 'existing doc' : 'external link',
+        type: isInternalLink ? (isLinkedBlock ? 'block' : 'doc') : 'link',
       });
 
       this.selectionManager.set({
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/element-toolbar/change-embed-card-button.ts b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/element-toolbar/change-embed-card-button.ts
index 4a40627c0daa..affb626a8245 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/element-toolbar/change-embed-card-button.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/element-toolbar/change-embed-card-button.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/icons';
 import { notifyLinkedDocSwitchedToEmbed } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/notification';
 import { isPeekable, peek } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/peek';
-import { isLinkToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
+import { referenceToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
 import { toast } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/toast';
 import {
   type MenuItem,
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class EdgelessChangeEmbedCardButton extends WithDisposable(LitElement) {
     }
     return (
       isEmbedLinkedDocBlock(this.model) &&
-      (isLinkToNode(this.model) ||
+      (referenceToNode(this.model) ||
         !!this._blockComponent?.closest('affine-embed-synced-doc-block') ||
         this.model.pageId === this._doc.id)
     );
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/embed-card-toolbar/embed-card-toolbar.ts b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/embed-card-toolbar/embed-card-toolbar.ts
index a24eb097c757..3f92c6d80532 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/embed-card-toolbar/embed-card-toolbar.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/root-block/widgets/embed-card-toolbar/embed-card-toolbar.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/icons';
 import { notifyLinkedDocSwitchedToEmbed } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/notification';
 import { isPeekable, peek } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/peek';
-import { isLinkToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
+import { referenceToNode } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/rich-text';
 import { toast } from '@blocksuite/affine-components/toast';
 import {
   cloneGroups,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class EmbedCardToolbar extends WidgetComponent<
       this.focusModel &&
       this.focusBlock &&
       isEmbedLinkedDocBlock(this.focusModel) &&
-      (isLinkToNode(this.focusModel) ||
+      (referenceToNode(this.focusModel) ||
         !!this.focusBlock.closest('affine-embed-synced-doc-block') ||
         this.focusModel.pageId === this.doc.id)
     );